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MASONIC  TEMPLE. 
Home  of  Live  Oak  Lodg-e,  No.  61. 

Dedicated  Feb.  22,  1881. 


SOUVENIR 


Fortieth  Anniversary 


LIVE   OAK    LODGE 


No.  61,  F.  &  A.  M 


OAKLAND,  CAL. 


Instituted  Friday  Evening,  August  19,   1854 


Anniversary  Exercises,  held  Friday  Evening,  August  17,  1894 

including 

History  of  Lodge  and  Roll  of  Members. 


// 


Brazen  Pillars, 
Hall  of  LivefiOakiLodgre. 


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1854  1894 

FORTIETH  ANNIVERSARY 

OF 

LIVE  OAK  LODGE,  NO.  61.  F.  and  A.  M. 

OF 

OAKLAND,  CALIFORNIA. 

HELD    AT 

MASONIC  TEMPLE,  AUGUST  17,   1894. 

At  stated  meeting  of  June  i,  1894,  the  following  resolu- 
tion was  unanimously  adopted: — 

Whereas,  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  61,  F.  and  A.  M.,  was  organ- 
ized August  19, 1854,  thereby  becoming  the  pioneer  of  Masonry 
in  Alameda  County,  and 

Whereas,  we  find  ample  cause  for  gratitude  that  under  the 
guidance  of  the  Supieme  Grand  Master,  we  are  enjoying  an 
era  of  prosperity  and  perfect  harmony,  within  our  own  por- 
tals, and  with  the  fraternity  in  general,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  that  the  Worshipful  Master  be  and  is  hereby 
authorized  to  appoint  a  committee  of  five,  in  addition  to  him- 
self (he  to  act  as  ex-officio  chairman),  with  power  to  formulate 
a  program  and  make  all  necessary  arrangements  for  an  even- 
ing's entertainment  some  time  in  August,  which  will  be  a  fit- 
ting celebration  of  so  important  an  event  in  the  history  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge  as  the  Fortieth  Anniversary  of  its  Organiza- 
tion. 

In  conformity  with  the  above  resolution  the  Master 
appointed    the  following:    The  vSenior  Warden.  John  A. 

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Beckwith;    the  Secretary,  J.    J.    Warner;    Past    Masters, 
Harry    C.   Bush  and  A.   W.    Bishop;    Musical    Director, 
George  H.  Carleton. 

Charles  E.  Haven,  W.  M.,  Chairman. 

The  committee  arranged  the  following  program:  — 

LIVE     OAK     LODGE,     NO.     6l,     F.     &     A.     M. 
1854 — OAKLAND,   AUG.    I  7 — 1 894. 

FORTIETH  ANNIVERSARY. 

PROGRAM 

Quartet,  "Annie  Laurie"  D.  Buck 

Masonic    Quartet 

Prayer,  - 

Rev.   Alfred  T.  Perkins,  Grand  Chaplain 

Greeting,  -         -  -         - 

J.  C.  Martin,  P.  M. 

"Welcome,  welcome  do  I  sing-, 
Far  more  welcome  than  the  Spring-.'* 

Song,  "Flight  of  Ages"  -  Bevan 

Mrs.  Olive  Reed  Batchelder 

Chronicle, 

A.  W.  Bishop,  P.  M. 

"The  bell  strikes  one;  we  take  no  note  of  time 
but  from  its  loss. 
To  give  it  then  a  tongue  is  wise  in  man." 

Song,  "Rose  Marie"  Molloy 

Ben  Clark 
Address,   "Masonry — Its  Cardinal  Virtues" 
Brother  D.  L,.  Smoot 

"Here  wisdom  calls,  'Seek  virtue  first,  be  bold; 
As  gold  to  silver,  virtue  is  to  gold.'  " 


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Song,  "For  all  Eternity"  Mascheroni 

Mrs.   Martin  Schultz 

French  horn  solo  (selected) 
Joseph  Reiter,  late  soloist  of  Vienna  Prater  Orchestra 

Address,    "The  Grand  Lodge  of   Masons  of  California" 
M.  M.  Estee,  P.  G.  M. 
"For  we  are  the  same  that  our  fathers  have  been; 
We  see  the  same  lights  that  our  fathers  have  seen; 
.  We  drink  the  same  stream,  we  view  the  same  sun, 
And  run  the  same  course  that  our  fathers  have  run." 

Song,  "The  Gallant  Vaquero"  M.    \\ratso>i 

H.  H.   Lawrence,  Jr. 

Intermission — Ten-minutes'  social 

Song,  "Snow"  -  -        Parker 

Mrs.    Martin  Schultz 

Address,  : 

Brother  H.  C.    McPike 

"Lady,"  he  cried,  "I  have  sworn  to-night 
On  the  word  of  a  fairy  knight 
To  do  my  sentence  task  aright." 

Duet,  "The  Moon  Has  Raised  Her  Lamp  above     - 

Jules  Benedict 
Ben  Clark  and  H.  H.  Lawrence,  Jr. 

Goodnight, 

J.  R.  Glascock,  P.  M. 

"Whene'er  we  grasp  the  hand  of  those 
We  would  be  forever  nigh. 
The  flame  of  friendship  bursts  and  glows 
In  warm,  frank  words,  'Goodbye!'" 


CHARLES  EDWARD  HAVEN. 

Born  in  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Aug-.  7,  1861. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Dec.  10,  1886. 

The  Present  Master,  1894. 


Quartet  (selected), 

Masonic  Quartet 

Benediction, 

Rev.  Benj.  Akerly,  P.  M. 

Masonic  Quartet:  Ben  Clark,  H.  M.  Baker,  H.  H.  Lawrence, 
Jr.,  George  H.  Carleton.  Accompanists:  Brother 
H.  O.  Hunt,  Martin  Schultz,  and  Louis  Homeier. 

The  Lodge  was  opened  at  7:30  p.  m.  on  the  third 
degree,  and  then  adjourned  to  the  large  hall  on  the  second 
floor  of  the  temple,  which  was  tastefully  decorated  with  a 
representation  of  a  live  oak  tree  back  of  the  stage,  draped 
with  the  stars  and  stripes,  the  stage  being  surrounded  by 
a  variety  of  foliage. 

When  the  hour  for  the  opening  of  the  exercises  had 
arrived  (eight  o'clock),  the  hall  was  completely  filled  by 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  their  families,  and  friends. 
Among  the  distinguished  members  of  the  fraternity  pres- 
ent were:  M.  W.  Morris  March  Estee,  Past  Grand  Master; 
R.  IV.  James  Baunty  Stevens,  Deputy  Grand  Mas- 
ter; V.  W.  George  Johnson,  Grand  Secretary;  W. 
Elias  C.  Hare,  Grand  Lecturer;  Brother  Edwin  A  Sher- 
man, National  President,  Masonic  Veteran  Association  of 
the  United  States,  and  Secretary  of  the  Masonic  Veteran 
Association  of  the  Pacific  Coast;  Ebenezer  Winchester, 
Past  Master  of  American  Union  Lodge,  No  1,  Marietta, 
Ohio.  The  Worshipful  Master,  Charles  E.  Haven,  pre- 
sided, and,  on  calling  the  assemblage  to  order,  he  stated 
that  seats  had  been  provided  near  the  stage  for  all  present 
who  had  been  Master  Masons  forty  years  or  more,  and 
invited  all  such  to  come  forward  and  occupy  them.  The 
following  brethren  responded  to  the  invitation:  — 


Edwin  A.  Sherman. 
Ebenezer  Winchester. 
Franklin  Warner. 
Orville  K.  Stampley. 
Richard  Gassidy. 
Andrew  J.  Snyder. 
Charles  B.  Rutherford. 
Joseph  R.  Kendall. 
Reynolds  Landon. 

The  Worshipful  Master  then  announced  the  object  of 
the  meeting  in  a  few  well-chosen  words,  when  the 
Masonic  Quartet  sang  the  first  number  on  the  program, 
"Annie  Laurie, "  Brother  H  O  Hunt,  organist  of  Live 
Oak  Lodge,  playing  the  piano  accompaniment.  Then 
followed  an  eloquent  invocation  to  the  Great  Architect  of 
the  Universe  for  his  blessing  upon  the  Lodge  and  its 
members,  and  the  craft  in  general,  by  Rev.  Alfred  T. 
Perkins,  Grand  Chaplain  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Califor- 
nia. 


*£v. 


Tl>e    ferre^tio®. 


The  "Greeting"  address  was  then  delivered  by  Brother 
James  C.  Martin,  P.  M.,  as  follows:  — 

It  is  a  pleasant  duty  on  this  the  fortieth  anniversary  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge  to  salute  all  here  with  words  of  greeting 
and  of  welcome. 

Forty  years  is  along  span  in  human  life.  All  who  may 
now  be  considered  young  were  unborn  when  Live  Oak 
Lodge  was  started  upon  its  mission.  Those  who  were  in- 
fants then  are  now  passing  the  meridian  of  life.  Those 
who  were  then  young  are  now  growing  old,  and  all  who 
were  then  old  are  dead. 

But  how  short  is  this  span  in  the  life  of  Freemasonry; 
its  authentic  history  runs  back  more  than  three  thousand 
years.  During  its  existence  a  procession  of  more  than  one 
hundred  and  fifty  generations  of  mankind  have  successively 
arisen  and  have  successively  passed  on  into  eternity.  But 
its  lights  are  not  dimmed,  its  supports  are  not  weakened, 
and  its  beauties  are  not  faded.  It  was  never  brighter,  it 
was  never  stronger,  its  teachings  and  its  truths  were  never 
fresher,  than  now. 

There  have  been  times  in  the  world's  history  when  almost 
all  the  germs  of  human  progress  were  guarded,  fortified, 
and  nourished  by  Freemasonry. 

There  are  places  in  the  world  where  almost  all  that  tends 
to  make  men  better  and  nobler  is  clustered  about  its  altars. 

There  is  no  country  in  which  its  lodges  do  not  exist; 
there  is  no  language  in  which  its  ritual  is  not  spoken;  and 

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JAMES  CHRISTOPHER    MARTIN. 
Born  in  Morgan  County,  Illinois,  Nov.  14,  1839. 
M.  M.  Chico  Lodge,  No.  Ill,  Chlco,  Cal.,  1865. 
Was  W.  M.  in  1875-1880-81. 


always  and  everywhere  it  has  been  the  friend  and  advo- 
cate of  advancement,  of  learning,  of  literature,  of  the  arts 
and  sciences,  of  order,  of  law  and  of  liberty. 

It  has  never  made  war  upon  organized  society  or  upon 
established  governments.  It  as  never  assailed  an  honestly 
entertained  religious  belief  or  creed. 

It  addresses  itself  to  individual  conscience  and  individ- 
ual intelligence  and  thus  reaches  the  utmost  limits  of  the 
circle  in  which  the  individual  moves. 

The  time  may  come  when  its  light  will  be  extinguished, 
its  altars  abandoned  and  its  temples  deserted,  but  that  can 
only  be  when  the  passions  and  prejudices  of  men  shall 
need  no  restraint,  when  there  shall  be  no  imposition  or 
oppression;  when  there  shall  be  no  distress;  when  the  mil- 
lennium shall  full}'  come. 

Every  lodge  in  the  world  is  devoted  to  the  same  end  and 
purpose  with  all  other  lodges  and  is  especially  entitled  to 
consideration  with  all  others. 

But  it  is  but  natural  that  the  members  of  Live  Oak 
Lodge  should  feel  .special  pride  in  its  history,  and  it  was  a 
happy  and  loyal  expression  that  suggested  this  association 
to  commemorate  the  fortieth  anniversary  of  its  establish- 
ment. 

By  our  presence  here  we  express  our  high  esteem  for 
its  founders  and  for  all  who  have  preceded  us  in  faithful 
membership,  we  pay  merited  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
our  honored  dead,  and  we  are  enabled  to  exchange  with 
the  living  mutual  encouragement  and  congratulations. 

And  while  bespeaking  some  indulgence  for  fervid  ex- 
pression of  pardonable  pride  on  the  part  of  its  members, 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  with  such  entertainment  as  it  may  offer, 
greets  each  indivdual,  anointed  friend  or  brother,  in 
hearty  Saxon,  with  good  hail  and  welcome. 


AMASA   WRIGHT  BISHOP, 

(Historian  I 

Born  in  Wallingford,  Vermont,  Aug-.  L8,  183 

M.  M.  White  Rock  Lodge,  U.  D.,  I8S8. 

Was  W.  M.  Vesper  Lodge,  No.  84,  1863-4-5 

Member  Live  Oak  Lod^e  since  1876. 


Y  o  p  t  y   Years    Ago 


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HISTORICAL    SKETCH    OF    THE    LODGE, 

BY    AM  ASA    WRIGHT   BISHOP,    P.   M., 

HISTORIAN. 

RETHREN  AND  FRIENDS:  The  pleasant 
duty  assigned  me  this  anniversary  evening  is 
that  of  presenting  to  you  a  historical  sketch  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  embracing  a  period  of  forty 
years,  from  the  date  of  its  institution  to  the  present.  The 
greatest  difficulty  which  I  have  encountered  in  the  prepa- 
ration of  this  sketch,  is  that  of  condensation  to  limits  that 
would  not  tire  your  patience,  and  still  be  satisfactory  as  a 
history  of  the  lodge. 

As  I  delved  in  the  must)'  records  of  the  past  and  dug 
from  their  graves  the  ghosts  of  departed  years,  resurrecting 
the  names  of  the  old  brotherhood,  the  thought  came  over 
me,  how  few  the  number  of  those  present  would  recog- 
nize the  pioneer  brethren  of  our  sodality,  fraters  of  a  past 
generation. 

There  are  three  important  periods  in  the  life  of  man, 
each  distinct  from  the  others. 

First:  Boyhood  or  youth,  the  years  of  which  are  lived 
in  the  aspirations  and  hopes  of  the  gilded  future.  And 
the  days  and  mouths  and  years  of  this  period  are  all  too 
slow  that  keeps  ardent  youth  from  the  enjoyment  of  the 
highly  wrought  pictures  of  that  future. 

The  second  is  that  of  mature  manhood,  the  period  when 


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man  lives  in  the  present;  when  all  of  his  energies  are  de- 
voted to  the  present;  and  the  years  are  less  roseate  than 
the  youth's  dream  of  the  future:  for  he  has  learned  that 
"life  is  real,  life  is  earnest;"  that  life  has  its  shadows  and 
shades  as  well  as  its  sunshine;  its  disappointments  as  well 
as  its  successes;  he  has  learned  patience — learned  to  labor 
and  to  wait. 

The  third  period  is  that  of  age,  when  man  lives  mostly 
in  the  past.  The  farther  he  descends  the  western  decliv- 
ity of  the  hill  of  life  toward  the  sunset,  and  as  he  ap- 
proaches the  period  when  life's  shadows  are  meeting  eterni- 
ty's day,  and  the  gates  of  the  sunset  are  opening  for  ad- 
mittance to  the  night  which  precedes  the  morn  of  eternal 
life,  the  more  he  lives  in  the  past.  And  while  memory  may 
fail  to  retain  the  impressions  of  the  few  preceding  years,  or 
even  months,  the  panorama  of  his  early  life  becomes  more 
vivid,  and  the  incidents  of  early  days  stand  out  in  bold 
relief,  as  if  they  had  transpired  only  in  the  yesterdays  just 
past. 

This  evening  I  shall  be  able  to  present  only  a  skeleton 
panorama  of  the  past  forty  years,  leaving  to  you,  my  hearers, 
the  pleasing  duty  of  filling  in  the  woof  that  shall  make 
the  perfect  web — the  shadings  that  shall  make  the  perfect 
picture. 

Let  your  imagination  go  back  to  the  Oakland  of  forty 
years  ago — to  the  little  hamlet  of  a  few  hundred  people — 
and  compare  it  with  the  magnificent  city,  the  Oakland  of 
to-day,  with  its  60,000  people,  and  as  you  follow  the  his- 
tory of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  let  your  imagination  note  the 
wonderful  changes  in  this  city,  as  well  as  those  of  the 
lodge,  as  the  years  pass  in  review.  Contrast  the  primi- 
tive lodge  room  over  a  stable  on  the  water  front  with  this 
magnificent  temple,  and  the  Masonic  band  of  a  score  of 


Masons  with  the  thousand  or  more  which  now  swell  the 
ranks  of  the  fraternity  of  this  city.  The  Grand  Master  of 
Masons  of  California  granted  a  dispensation  to  certain 
brethren  of  Oakland  to  open  a  lodge  of  Master  Masons, 
and  to  initiate,  pass  and  raise  all  good  men  and  true  who 
might  apply,  they  finding  them  worth}-. 

On  Friday  evening,  August  19,  1S54,  just  forty  years  ago 
this  Friday  night,  these  brethren  met  in  a  building  owned 
by  Edsou  Adams,  at  the  foot  of  Broadway,  near  the  wharf, 
the  then  business  center  of  the  embryo  city,  and  organized 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  the  following  brethren  acting  as  officers: 
Lawrence  C.  Owen,  Worshipful  Master;  Isaac  E.  Paddock, 
Senior  Warden;  Jeremiah  E.  Whitcher,  Junior  Warden; 
and  Samuel  H.  Robinson,  Secretary. 

Of  these  officers  not  one  remains  on  earth  to-day.  All 
have  responded  to  the  call  of  the  Supreme  Grand  Master 
of  the  universe — "Come  up  hither!" — and  they  have 
taken  their  stations  in  the  Celestial  Lodge  above,  accord- 
ing to  their  true  merits,  tried  by  the  square  of  virtue  and 
morality. 

Brother  Lawrence  C.  Owen,  the  Master,  for  many  years 
filled  the  office  of  Assistant  Grand  Secretary,  also  Secre- 
tary of  the  Grand  Chapter  and  Recorder  of  the  Grand 
Commandery.  The  last  years  of  his  life  were  years  of 
misfortune  and  reason  dethroned. 

Brother  Isaac  E.  Paddock,  the  Senior  Warden,  was 
elected  the  first  Master  of  the  lodge  under  its  charter. 
After  serving  his  term  he  left  Oakland  for  the  southern 
part  of  the  State,  where  he  engaged  in  business,  and 
where  he  died  a  few  years  thereafter. 

Brother  Jeremiah  E.  Whitcher,  the  Junior  Warden,  was 
elected  Master  of  the  lodge  in  1859,  and  again  in  i860. 
He    was   city  engineer  during  the  years  of  1854-55-56, 


LAWERAXCE  COXLEY  OWEN". 

Born  in  New  York  State.  1837. 

M.   M.  Geo.  Washing-ton  Lodge,  No.  65.  New  Orleans.  1X5.2. 

Petitioner  for  Dispensation  and  Charter  Member. 

Was  Master  under  Dispensation.  1x54 

Died  Dec.  21,  1874. 


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laid  out  and  made  an  official  map  of  a  large  portion  of  the 
city.  He  at  one  time  was  a  wealthy  man,  but  the  depres- 
sion of  the  real  estate  market  in  1870,  which  continued 
for  several  succeeding  years,  made  his  financial  burdens 
greater  than  he  could  bear,  and  disaster  following  thick 
and  following  faster,  brought  at  last  impoverishment,  and 
a  few  years  ago  his  brethren  laid  him  away  among  the 
flowers  of  that  other,  and  rapidly  growing  but  silent  city, 
"Mountain  View." 

Brother  Samuel  H.  Robinson,  the  Secretary,  was  elected 
Master  in  1858,  serving  one  term.  He  was  elected  Mayor 
of  Oakland  and  served  the  term  of  1856  and  1857. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  lodge  in  its  humble  and  primi- 
tive lodge  room,  petitions  were  received  from  A.  D.  Mc- 
Devitt,  Sam.  Bell  McKee,  H.  A.  Higley  and  F.  K.  Shat- 
tuck.  Brother  Shattuck  is  the  only  living  representative 
of  that  quartet. 

I  find  these  petitions  were  referred  to  committees  com- 
posed of  the  following  brethren:  Malachi  Fallon,  A.  M. 
Barnard,  B.  F.  Jones,  P.  Hayes,  J.  F.  Whitcher,  Solomon 
Beel,  L.  Lengfeld  and  J.  P.  M.  Davis.  All  but  one  of 
these  brethren  have  crossed  over  to  the  immortal  shore. 

On  Friday  evening,  September  2,  1854,  the  second  meet- 
ing of  the  lodge  was  held — same  officers  present,  with 
H.  C.  Spicer,  Treasurer;  A.  M  Barnard,  Senior  Deacon; 
Solomon  Beel,  Junior  Deacon  and  P.  Hayes,  Tyler. 

The  petitioners  of  the  former  meeting  were  all  elected 
to  receive  the  degrees.  Petitions  for  the  degrees  were 
also  received  from  Fdson  Adams  and  M.  Parker. 

At  this  meeting  each  member  paid  one  year's  dues  in 
advance,  and  Sam.  Bell  McKee  and  Francis  K.  Shattuck 
were  initiated  Entered  Apprentice  Masons. 

The  third  meeting  was  held  September  9,  at  which  a 


ISAAC  E.  PADDOCK. 

Petitioner  for  Dispensation    and  Charter  Member. 

First  Master  under   Charter.   1885. 

Deceased. 


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Brother  Griswold  acted  as  Senior  Deacon,  probably  a  vis- 
itor, as  his  name  does  not  appear  again  in  the  records  of  the 
lodge.     Also  Brother  Franklin  Warner,  our  venerable  Past 
Master,  acted  as  Tyler. 

At  this  meeting  Most  Worshipful  Charles  M.  Radcliffe, 
Past  Grand  Master,  visited  the  lodge,  and  the  first  degree 
was  conferred  upon  A.  D.  McDevitt  and  H.  A.  Higley. 

On  September  25,  Brothers  McKee,  Shattuck  and  Hig- 
ley were  passed  to  the  degree  of  Fellow  Craft. 

October  7,  Joseph  Black  and  M.  Parker  were  elected, 
and  received  the  Entered  Apprentice  degree  the  same  even- 
ing. 

October  22,  Brothers  McKee  and  Higley  were  raised  to 
the  sublime  degree  of  Master  Mason — the  first  Master  Ma- 
sons made  in  Alameda  County. 

On  October  28,  Brother  Black  was  made  a  Master  Ma- 
son, the  third  in  honor. 

On  November  4,  petitions  were  received  for  the  degrees 
from  J.  Kellersberger  and  D.  S.  Lacy,  and  from  Brother 
Franklin  Warner  for  affiliation.  At  this  meeting  Brother 
F.  K.  Shattuck  received  the  degree  of  Master  Mason — the 
fourth  on  the  roll  of  honor. 

At  the  meeting  January  21,  1855,  the  lodge  was  visited 
by  the  Grand  Master,  William  H.  Howard,  accompanied 
by  Brother  George  J.  Hobe,  Master  oi  Golden  Gate  Lodge, 
No.  30,  of  San  Francisco.  The  third  degree  was  conferred 
upon  Brothers  Parker  and  Lacy;  and  after  the  labors  of 
the  evening  the  brethren  were  called  to  refreshment,  and 
sat  down  to  a  banquet  given  in  honor  of  the  visit  of  the 
Grand  Master. 

The  last  meeting  held  under  dispensation  was  April  6, 
[855,  at  which  $20  was  voted  to  the  Grand  Lodge  fund 
to  furnish  a  memorial  stone  tor  the  Washington  monument, 


Bon 


HORACE  A.  HIGLEY. 
in  Pensacola,  Florida,  about  1827. 


M.   M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,   U.  D .,  Oct.  22,  1854. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1856. 

Died  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  about  1874. 


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which  perfect  ashlar  graces  the  now  completed  monument, 
bearing  the  proper  inscription :  '  'Presented  by  the  Masonic 
Fraternity  of  California. ' ' 

UNDER    THE    CHARTER. 

At  the  annual  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  held  at 
Sacramento,  commencing  May  i,  1855,  a  charter  was 
granted,  and  on  May  9,  the  lodge  was  constituted,  under 
the  title  of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Xo.  61,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  The  brethren  named  as  charter  members  were 
as  follows:  Lawrence  C.  Owen,  Isaac  E.  Paddock,  Jeremiah 
E.  Whitcher,  Samuel  H.  Robinson,  Sam.  Bell  McKee, 
Francis  K.  Shattuck,  Joseph  Black,  Solomon  Beel,  Mala- 
chi  Fallon,  P.  Hayes,  J.  P.  M.  Davis,  A.  M.  Barnard,  B. 
L.  Jones,  L.  Lengfeld,  Franklin  Warner  and  H.  C.  Spi- 
cer.  Of  these  pioneer  Masons  of  Alameda  County  only 
three  remain,  F.K.  Shattuck,  Franklin  Warner,  and  Mal- 
achi  Fallon — and  only  two,  Brothers  Shattuck  and  Warner, 
have  maintained  their  membership  in  the  fraternity,  and 
are  present  with  us  this  evening. 

Of  the  departed  members  I  have  already  referred  to 
Brothers  Owen,  Paddock,  Whitcher,  and  Robinson. 
Brother  Shattuck  is  still  with  us,  honored  and  respected. 
He  was  the  first  clerk  of  the  city  of  Oakland,  and  held  the 
position  in  1852-53-54  and  1864-65-66-67;  was  member 
of  the  City  Council  in  1856-57-58;  was  Mayor  of  the  city 
in  1859-60,  and  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  1862-63. 
He  represented  the  county  in  the  State  Legislature,  and 
held  the  office  of  Supervisor  for  a  dozen  years  or  more. 

Sam.  Bell  McKee  held  the  office  of  County  Judge,  was 
for  a  long  series  of  years  District  Judge,  and  was  finally 
promoted  to  the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Brother  H.  C.  Spicer  died  in  1856. 

Brother  J.  P.  M.  Davis  was  City  Marshal  and  Tax  Col- 


SAMUEL  BELL  McKEE. 

Born    in   Black   Abbey,   Grey   Abbey,    Port   Ferry,    near   Belfast,    Ireland. 

Aug.,  1822. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodg-e,  Oct.  22, 1854. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1857. 

pied  March  2,  1887. 


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lector    in    1855-56-57-58,    and    Mayor    in      1860-61-62. 

Brother  Franklin  Warner  was  one  of  the  early  educa- 
tors of  this  city,  was  School  Director  in  1866-67,  was 
Councilman  in   1872-73-74. 

Of  the  balance  of  these  pioneers  I  have  been  unable  to 
gather  data  for  this  sketch. 

On  May  9,  1855,  the  lodge  was  opened  by  John  F. 
Damon,  Past  Master  of  Lebanon  Lodge,  No.  49,  Acting 
Master,  when  the  following  were  elected  the  first  officers 
under  the  charter:  Isaac  E.  Paddock.  Worshipful  Master; 
Jeremiah  E.  Whitcher,  Senior  Warden;  H.  A  Higley, 
Junior  Warden;  Samuel  H.  Robinson,  Treasurer;  Sam. 
B.  McKee,  Secretary.  The  following  were  the  appointed 
officers:  James  Black,  Senior  Deacon;  John  Scott,  Junior 
Deacon;  Franklin  Warner,  Tyler. 

One  week  after  the  constitution  a  meeting  of  the  lodge 
was  called  for  the  purpose  of  taking  action  upon  the  death 
of  the  first  Grand  Secretary,  Worshipful  Levi  Stowell, 
and  the  lodge  resolved  to  attend  the  funeral  the  next  day, 
Saturday,  May  18,  1855,  in  a  body.  The  services  were 
held  in  San  Francisco,  under  the  direction  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  Brothers  Shattuck,  Robinson,  Higley,  and 
Black  were  appointed  a  committee  from  Live  Oak  Lodge 
to  accompany  the  remains  to  San  Jose,  where  the  body 
was  given  Masonic  burial. 

The  membership  at  this  time  was  24.  There  were  ini- 
tiated from  August  16,  1854,  to  Ma}*  1,  1855,  10;  passed 
9;    raised,  9.     Total  receipts,   $888;    total  expenditures, 


The  first  recorded  case  of  charity  was  at  the  meeting  of 
the  lodge  September  7,  1855,  when  Brother  Shattuck  re- 
ported that  Mrs.  — — ,  a  widow  of  a  Past  Grand  Master  of 
Louisiana,  was  in   sore  need.      It  is  hardly  necessary  to 


SAMUEL  HAYWARD  ROBINSON. 

Born    in    Dudley.    Mass..    Nov.    16,    1825. 
Petitioner  for  Dispensation  and  Charter  Member. 
Was  W.  M.  in  1858. 
Died  Oct    24,  1875. 


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state  that  the  lodge  came  to  her  relief,  as  it  never  has  failed 
to  do  from  that  day  to  this  in  similar  cases. 

If  there  be  a  pleasure  on  earth  which  angels  cannot  en- 
joy, which  they  nrght  almost  envy  man  the  possession  of, 
it  is  the  power  of  relieving  distress,  and  more  than  angelic 
happiness  and  satisfaction  lies  in  the  disposition  to  relieve 
distress. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  lodge  under  its  charter 
was  held  December  7,  1855,  when  the  following  officers 
were  elected:  Horace  A.  Higley,  W.  M. ;  Joseph  Black, 
S.W.;  S.  B.  McKee,  J.  W. ;  J.  P.  M.  Davis,  Treasurer; 
M.  Evans,  Sec.  The  installation  was  held  on  the  even- 
ing of  St.  John  the  Evangelist's  Day.      Membership,  27. 

From  this  period  I  am  obliged  to  treat  very  briefly  the 
historical  events  of  the  lodge  to  bring  myself  within  the 
time  allotted  me. 

At  the  second  annual  election,  December  5,  1856,  Sam. 
Bell  McKee  was  chosen  Master.  In  those  early  days  pro- 
motion was  not  the  rule.  The  brethren  considered  quali- 
fication first  of  importance,  which  was  both  wise  and  just. 

On  January  2  1857,  the  first  offshoot  from  the  lodge 
took  place.  Several  brethren  dimited  for  the  purpose  of 
forming  a  lodge  at  San  Leandro,  which  town  had  become 
the  county  seat.  The  result  was  the  institution  of  Eden 
Dodge,  No.  113,  Live  Oak's  first  daughter. 

The  offshoot  crippled  the  lodge  for  a  time,  and  the  next 
two  years  were  years  of  struggle,  which  tested  the  char- 
acter of  the  lodge  and  determined  that  it  was  entitled  to 
the  name.  "Live  Oak."  And  the  old  'Live  Oak"  ship 
has  weathered  many  a  storm  since  then.  And  now,  in 
her  old  age,  still  sound,  staunch,  and  true,  is  sailing  the 
peaceful  and  untroubled  waters  of  prosperity  in  the  fore- 
front of  all  the  lodges  of  this  State  for  work  unexcelled. 


JEREMIAH  ELKIXS  WHITCHER. 

Born,  Andover,  Merrimac  Co.,  N.  H.,  June  13,  1S17 

Petitioner  for  Dispensation  and  Charter  Member. 

Was  W.  M.    in  1859. 

Died  Jan.  24.  1888. 


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character  and  vigor  of  its  members,  deeds  of  charity,  and 
financial  success. 

December  5,  1857,  Samuel  H.  Robinson  was  chosen 
Master.  The  returns  to  the  Grand  Lodge  May,  1858, 
showed  a  membership  of  only   16. 

At  the  fourth  annual  election,  December  3,  1858,  Jeremiah 
E.  Whitcher  was  chosen  Master,  with  F.  K.  Shattuck 
Senior  Warden,  and  Judge  George  M.  Blake  Junior  War- 
den— a  strong  team,  and  from  that  da}-  the  lodge  took  a 
new  start  on  the  road  of  prosperity. 

August  6,  1859,  the  lodge  voted  the  use  of  the  lodge 
room  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  chapter  of  Royal  Arch 
Masons.     The  result  was  Oakland  Chapter  No.  26. 

The  fifth  annual  election  was  held  December  2,  1859, 
when  the  same  officers  were  re-elected. 

On  December  23,  Rev.  Benj.  Akerly  was  raised  to  the 
sublime  degree  of  Master  Mason.  Father  Akerly,  though 
past  his  fourscore  years,  is  still  with  us,  honored  and  re- 
spected, as  he  deserves. 

About  this  time  the  lodge  treasury  must  have  been 
plethoric,  as  a  resolution  was  adopted  authorizing  the 
loaning  of  the  surplus  funds  at  two  per  cent  interest  per 
month. 

At  the  meeting  held  April  6,  i860,  the  lodge  appropri- 
ated $100  for  relief  of  the  needy.  And  these  golden  drops 
have  fallen  like  the  dews  of  heaven  upon  the  violet  beds, 
distilling  perfumes  of  sweetness  these  fort}-  long  years. 
"We  are  rich  only  in  what  we  give,  and  poor  only  in  what 
we  refuse"  has  ever  been  the  motto  of  the  lodge.  Roll  of 
membership  29. 

The  sixth  annual  election  was  held  December  7,  i860,  at 
which  Brother  Francis  K.  Shattuck  was  promoted  to  the 
Oriental  chair  and  served  the  lodge  with  good  judgment  and 


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%*- 


FRANCIS   KITTRIDGE  SHATTUCK. 

Born  in  Crown  Point,  New    York,  March  16.  1X25. 

M.  M.  Live   Oak  Lodge,  Nov.  4,  1854. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1861. 


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ability.      The     result    was  a  membership    of    thirty-five. 

At  the  seventh  annual  election,  December  6,  186  c ,  Brother 
George  M.  Blake  was  elected  Master,  and  another  year  of 
good  results  followed. 

During  this  year  the  lodge  followed  the  tide  of  improve- 
ment up  Broadway  and  moved  to  the  brick  building  of 
Judge  McKee,  on  the  corner  of  Fourth  Street.  The  lodge 
room  was  fitted  up  with  a  new  carpet,  pictures  and  a 
library  was  started. 

The  older  brethren  will  remember  that  in  Maj-  of  this 
year  the  Grand  Lodge  laid  the  corner  stone  of  the  State 
capitol  at  Sacramento,  when  there  was  the  largest  gather- 
ing of  the  fraternity  which  had  ever  taken  place  in  this 
State. 

At  the  eighth  annual  election,  December  5,  1862,  Rev. 
Benjamin  Akerly  was  elected  Master — taken  from  the  floor 
of  the  lodge.      Membership  37. 

On  June  15,  1863,  the  lodge  laid  the  corner  stone  of  the 
new  and  large  building  for  Mrs.  Blake's  Seminary  for 
Young  Ladies,  one  of  the  early  educational  institutions  of 
the  State,  organized  in  1858. 

The  ninth  annual  election,  December,  1863,  retained 
Father  Akerly  in  the  East.  This  year  Alameda  Lodge, 
No.  167,  was  instituted  at  Centerville,  with  14  members — 
the  second  daughter  of  Live  Oak  Lodge. 

On  September  20,  1864,  the  lodge  gave  Masonic  burial  to 
Brother  J.  P.  M.  Davis,  who  had  faithfully  served  the 
lodge  as  treasurer  for  ten  years.  Forty-one  members  were 
reported  this  year. 

At  the  tenth  annual  election,  December,  1864,  Brother 
Akerly  was  elected  to  retain  the  gavel  for  the  third  term. 

At  the  stated  meeting,  held  May  5.  1865,  appropriate 
resolutions  upon  the  assassination  of  Abraham  Lincoln, 


GEORGE  MANSFIELD  BLAKE. 

Bora  in  Elizabethtown,  Mew  York,  March  16.  1821 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge  Sept.  5,  1856. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1862. 

Died  Oct.  16,  1875. 


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the  wise  and  revered  President  of  this  nation,  its  distin- 
guished citizen  and    upright    Mason,   were   unanimously 
adopted.      Roll  of  membership,  50. 

At  the  eleventh  annual  election,  December,  1865,  Brother 
Franklin  Warner  was  called  to  the  chair  and  ably  presided 
over  the  lodge.  Brother  Warner  is  still  with  us,  an  hon- 
ored and  respected  member.     Membership  53. 

November  22,  1866,  the  lodge  again  moved,  occupying 
Shattuck  Hall,  corner  of  Broadway  and  Eighth  Streets, 
and  $100  was  appropriated  to  fit  up  the  lodge  room. 

The  twelfth  annual  election,  December,  1866,  called 
Brother  James  O.  Miner  to  the  Master's  chair. 

During  this  administration  the  first  movement  was 
made  for  the  erection  of  a  Masonic  Temple.  The  result 
was  the  incorporation  of  the  Masonic  Fund  Association — 
through  which,  twelve  years  later,  Live  Oak  Lodge  took 
one-tenth  of  the  stock  of  the  present  Masonic  Temple  As- 
sociation— and  at  the  present  time  owns  one-sixth  of  the 
stock.     Number  of  members,   59. 

At  the  thirteenth  annual  election,  December  6,  1867, 
Brother  James  Lentell  was  chosen  Master — one  of  the  few 
Past  Masters  left  and  the  most  faithful  attendant  at  lodge 
meetings  of  all  its  members. 

At  the  stated  meeting,  February  7,  1868,  a  petition  from 
Brother  N.  W.  Spaulding  and  thirteen  other  brethren  was 
presented,  asking  the  lodge  to  recommend  the  granting  of 
a  dispensation  for  the  formation  of  Oakland  Lodge  (now 
188),  which  petition  was  granted  and  the  use  of  the  lodge 
room  tendered  this  third  daughter  of  the  mother  lodge 
Number  of  members  this  year,  64. 

At  the  fourteenth  annual  election,  December,  1868, 
Brother  James  C.  Kyte  was  chosen  Master.  His  admin- 
istration was  marked  for  the  amount  of  work  done.      Dur- 


FRANKLIN  WARNER. 
Born    in    Phtsford,  Rutland   Co.,  Vermont,  Sept.  16,  1818. 
M.  M.  Miami  Lodge,  Piqua,  Miami  Co.,  Ohio,  Dec.  1841. 
Was'W.  M.  in  1866. 


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iug  one  month  there  were  eight  called  meetings  for  wink. 
Number  of  members  this  year,  77. 

The  fifteenth  annual  election,  December  3,  1869,  hon- 
ored Brother  Kyte  with  a  re-election. 

In  March,   1870,   the  lodge  through  the   Masonic  Fund 
Association,  and  in  its  name,   purchased  the  property  on 
the  northeast  corner  of  Tenth  and  Franklin  Streets,  ioox 
62^  feet,  which  property  was  sold  three  years  ago  at  an  ad- 
vance of  some  $20,000.     Number  of  members  this  year,  90. 

At  the  sixteenth  annual  election,  December  2,  1870, 
Brother  Thatcher  P.  Wales  was  chosen  Master. 

On  March  3,  1871,  the  lodge  adopted  a  resolution  rec- 
ommending the  organization  of  a  lodge  at  Alameda — aft- 
erwards christened  Oak  Grove,  No.  215 — the  fourth 
daughter  of  the  mother  lodge.      Number  of  members  99. 

At  the  seventeenth  annual  election  December  1,  1871, 
Brother  Wa'es  was  re-elected  Master. 

At  the  stated  meeting,  March  1,  1872,  the  use  of  the 
lodge  room,  free  of  rent  for  six  months  was  granted  to  Oak 
Leaf  Chapter,  No.  8,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  which 
had  just  been  organized.  October  4  of  the  same  year, 
Brother  Henry  Cooms  donated  to  the  lodge  a  beautiful  al- 
tar— the  same  altar  which  now  graces  the  lodge  room  in 
this  temple.  At  the  stated  meeting,  December  6,  1872, 
seventeen  brethren  residing  in  East  Oakland — then  called 
the  town  of  Brooklyn — asked  for  recommendation  for  dis- 
pensation to  form  a  lodge,  which  was  granted,  and  the 
fifth  daughter  was  instituted  and  christened  Brooklyn 
Lodge,  No.  225.     The  number  of  members  this  year,  107. 

At  the  eighteenth  annual  election,  December  6,  1872, 
the  lodge  honored  Brother  Wales  by  continuing  him  in 
the  Master's  chair  for  the  third  term.  Number  of  mem- 
bers this  year.   1  19. 


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JAMES   OGDEN   MINER. 

Bora  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Jan.  28,  1835. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Sept.  7,  18b0. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1867. 


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At  the  nineteenth  annual  election,  December,  1873, 
Brother  Wales  was  again  re-elected  Master.  But  after 
six  months'  service,  he  was  called  away,  and  there  being 
a  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Senior  Warden,  under  dispensa- 
tion from  the  Grand  Master,  a  special  election  was  held 
August  5,  1874,  and  Brother  James  C.  Martin  was  elected 
to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Master.  Number  of  mem- 
bers 118. 

At  the  twentieth  annual  election,  December  3,  [874, 
Brother  Martin  was  continued  in  the  Master's  chair,  and 
under  his  adm 'lustration  the  membership  increased  to  127. 

At  the  twenty-first  annual  election,  December  3,  1875, 
Brother  H.  B.  Pomroy  was  chosen  Master. 

October  6,  1876,  the  lodge  granted  the  petition  of  thirty 
brethren  of  West  Oakland  for  the  institution  of  a  lodge, 
and  a  sixth  daughter  was  christened  Alcatraz  Lodge,  No. 
244.     Number  of  members  this  year,  128. 

At  the  twenty-second  annual  election,  December  1, 
1876,  Brother  James  T.  Gardiner  was  called  to  the  East. 
Number  of  members,  124. 

At  the  twenty-third  annual  election,  December  7,  1877. 
Brother  John  C.  Marsh  was  chosen  Master. 

June  7,  1878,  a  committee  of  the  lodge  appointed  for  the 
purpose  reported  in  favor  of  the  building  of  a  Masonic 
Temple — all  of  the  bodies  of  Masonry  of  Central  Oak- 
land acting  in  unison.  The  lodge  voted  to  subscribe  for 
1,000  of  the  10,000  shares  of  the  capital  stock.  Member- 
ship, 113. 

At  the  twenty-fourth  annual  election,  December'),  [878, 
Brother  John  R.  Glascock  was  called  to  the  East.  Mem 
bership,  104. 

At  the  twenty-fifth  annual  election,  December  5,  [879, 


JAMES  LEXTELL. 
Born  near  Waltham,  Middlesex  Co.,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  L818. 
M.   M.   Live  Oak  Lodge,  Jan.   21,  1859. 
Was  \V.  M.  in  1868 


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Brother  James  C.  Martin  was  again  returned  to  the  Mas- 
ter's chair. 

Januar5r  10,  1880,  the  corner  stone  of  this  temple  was 
laid  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  In  the  sealed  receptacle  placed 
in  the  cavity  prepared  for  that  purpose  was  a  list  of  the 
charter  members,  historical  sketch  and  names  of  all  the 
members  of  this  lodge.     Membership,  103. 

At  the  twenty-sixth  annual  election,  December  3,  1880, 
Brother  Martin  was  again  elected  to  wield  the  gavel  for 
the  fourth  term.  The  first  stated  meeting  after  the  elec- 
tion, February^  1881,  was  held  in  the  new  temple,  it  hav- 
ing been  duly  dedicated  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  assisted  by 
delegations  from  all  the  grand  bodies  of  Masonry,  and  a 
multitude  of  the  Sons  of  Light  from  different  sections  of 
the  State.     Membership,  no. 

At  the  twenty-seventh  annual  election,  December  2, 
1881,  Brother  John  A.  Mattingly  was  chosen  Master.  Mem- 
bership, 105. 

At  the  twenty-eighth  annual  election,  December,  1882, 
Brother  Robert  J.  Beeby  was  chosen  Master.  Brother 
Beeby  was  an  efficient  officer,  a  good  and  true  man,  and 
an  upright  Mason.  He  passed  to  his  reward  only  a  few 
months  ago.     This  year  the  roll  showed  1 1 2  members. 

At  the  twenty-ninth  annual  election,  December  7,  1883, 
Brother  Beeby  was  continued  Master.  During  this  admin- 
istration the  Masonic  Board  of  Relief  was  organized  by  a 
compact,  dated  August  29,  1884,  between  Live  Oak  Lodge 
and  Oakland  Lodge — and  for  nearly  four  years  these  two 
lodges,  unaided,  maintained  the  board  alone — when,  on 
April  4,  1888,  Brooklyn  Lodge  joined  in  the  compact. 
Roll  of  members  this  year  showed   118. 

At  the  thirtieth  annual  election,  December  5.  [884, 
Brother  Edward  C.  Robinson  was  chosen  Master.  Mem- 
bership,  1  r  5. 


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JAMES  CARTER   KYTE. 

Born  in  Geneva,  Ontario  Co.,  New  York,  Sept.  2'>.  If33. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Nov.  3,  1859, 

Was  W.  M.   in  1869-70. 


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At  the  thirty-first  annual  election,  December  4,  1885. 
Brother  Henry  P.  Dalton  was  called  to  the  chair. 

During  the  year  the  lodge  held  a  series  of  meetings  for 
the  delivery  of  essays  upon  Masonic  literature  and  kindred 
topics,  which  were  very  interesting  and  instructive.  Dur- 
ing the  month  of  October  the  lodge  held  seven  called  meet- 
ings for  work,  and  five  called  meetings  for  work  were  held 
in  November,  besides  work  at  the  stated  meetings. 
Membership,  118. 

At  the  thirty-second  annual  election,  December  3,  1886, 
Brother  W.  Francis  Perry  was  chosen  Master.  The  roll 
of  membership  showed  136. 

At  the  thirty-third  annual  election,  December  1,  1887, 
Brother  Marcus  D.  Hyde  was  called  to  the  chair.  The 
roll  of  membership  showed  143. 

At  the  thirty-fourth  annual  election,  December,  1888, 
Brother  Perry  wTas  again  called  to  preside.     Membership, 

159- 

At  the  thirty-fifth  annual  election,  December,  1889, 
Brother  Perry  was  again    re-elected.     Membership,    174. 

At  the  thirty-sixth  annual  election,  December,  1890, 
Brother  Harry  C.  Bush  was  called  to  preside.  This 
exceeded  all  the  previous  years,  save  one,  in  gain  of  mem- 
bership.    The  roll  showed  193. 

At  the  thirty-seventh  annual  election,  December,  1891, 
Brother  Frank  N.  Dalton  was  chosen  Master.  Prosperity 
still  continued.       Membership,  203. 

At  the  thirty-eighth  annual  election,  December,  1892, 
Brother  Junia  J.  Warner  was  called  to  preside.  Again  the 
lodge  forged  ahead.      Membership,  213. 

At  the  thirty-ninth  annual  election,  December,  1893, 
Brother  Charles  E.  Haven,  the  present  Master,  waschosen. 


THATCHER  PETER   WALES. 

Horn  in  Syracuse.  N.  V..  Feb.  5,  1824. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1871-72-75-74. 

Died  Sept.  22,  1893. 


The  lodge  has  been  visited  by  death  so  far  this  year  five 
times,  taking  three  Past  Masters.  Roll  of  membership  at 
date,  212. 

The  fortieth  annual  election  will  occur  next  December. 

The  lodge  has  had  forty  elections  under  the  charter,  but 
the  first  election  was  held,  at  its  institution  in  May.  1855, 
while  the  first  annual  election  occurred  the  following  De- 
cember. There  have  been  elected  twenty-nine  Masters  of 
the  lodge,  of  whom  ten  have  passed  from  earth;  and 
nineteen  are  still  living,  all  of  whom  are  residing  in  Oak- 
land save  one,  Brother  Mattingly,  now  living  in  Fresno. 

The  Daughters  of  Dive  Oak  Dodge  are:  Eden,  No.  113, 
San  Leandro,  instituted  May  14,  1857;  Alameda,  167,  Cen- 
terville,  October  13,  1864;  Oakland,  188,  Oakland,  October 
15,  1868;  Oak  Grove,  215,  Alameda,  October  14,  1871; 
Mosaic,  218,  Divermore,  October  11,  1872;  Brooklyn,  225, 
East  Oakland,  October  28,  1873;  Eucalyptus,  243,  Hay- 
wards,  October  12,  1876;  Alcatraz,  244,  West  Oakland, 
October  n,  1877;  Durant,  268,  Berkeley,  October  11, 
1883,  and  the  baby  daughter,  Alisal,  under  dispensation, 
Pleasanton,  born  July  17,   1894. 

And  between  these  daughters  and  the  mother  lodge  the 
most  fraternal  harmony  and  good  will  prevails.  And  in 
the  name  of  the  mother  lodge  I  extend  to  her  daughters 
the  motherly  greeting  of  good  fellowship  and  that  mater- 
nal love  and  kindness  that  good  daughters  deserve.  And 
may  it  ever  be  said  of  yon,"  Behold  how  good  and  how 
pleasant  it  is  for  daughters  to  dwell   together  in  unity." 


HORACE  BARTON  POMROY. 

Born  in  Spring-field.  Mass.,  Nov.  17,  1816. 

M    M.  Carson  Lodge,  No.  1,  Carson  City,  Nev.,  March  13,  1860. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1876. 

Died   Jan.  20,  1883. 


JTC.    JIT.    E^te^    5)is(fo^jpse^    Or)    tb^ 
(good   /^ccOnr)pli<?t>ed  . 


^g^  AST  GRAND  MASTER  MORRIS  M.  ESTEE, 
I  ^^   having  been  invited  to  visit  the  lodge  and  make 
■^j^/    an  address,  said: — 

HJSl  I  believe  in  Masonry  as  one  of  the  civilizing 

and  one  of  the  Christianizing  institutions  of  the  country. 
It  has  survived  through  many  centuries,  until  now  it  is 
practically  universal.  It  is  known  in  every  country  and 
its  rituals  are  repeated  in  every  tongue. 

It  is  said  that  age  gives  knowledge  to  man.  If  that  be 
so  with  man  in  the  brief  period  of  his  existence,  what 
must  be  the  effect  upon  an  institution  like  Masonry,  which 
lives  through  all  the  centuries  ?  A  distinguished  religion- 
ist was  once  asked  what  he  could  say  to  prove  that  the 
Christian  religion  was  what  it  purported  to  be,  and  that 
Christ  had  come  to  the  world  and  died  to  save  sinners. 
He  was  not  a  learned  man  in  religious  controversy,  but 
with  the  promptness  and  the  generous  impulse  of  one 
whose  faith  was  born  in  love  and  inspired  by  the  great  Su- 
preme Ruler,  he  said:  "The  Christian  religion  has  lived 
eighteen  hundred  years,  and  it  has  improved  the  condition 
of  mankind  every  year  of  its  existence.  There  are  more 
Christians  to-day  than  ever  before.  It  has  saved  the  souls 
of  countless  millions,  and  never  wronged  a  single  human 
being. ' ' 

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For  similar  but  less  potential  reasons  we  say  the  antiq- 
uity of  Masonry,  the  fact  that  it  has  never  injured  a  hu- 
man being,  that  it  has  benefited  and  exalted  the  human 
character,  shows  that  it  is  one  of  the  grandest  and  the 
most  beneficent  of  human  institutions.  Masonry  is  indeed 
a  colossal  edifice,  erected  only  for  the  purpose  of  benefit- 
ing the  distressed  of  this  life.  Its  chief  ambition  and 
greatest  achievements  have  been  to  make  men  happier  and 
better. 

I  remember  a  legend  of  a  rich  man  who  had  three  sons, 
and  who  was  in  doubt  as  to  which  one  to  make  his  heir. 
He  called  the  three  to  him,  and  addressing  the  eldest, 
asked  what  he  would  most  like  to  accomplish  in  this  life. 
The  son  replied  that  it  would  be  his  ambition  to  be  the 
greatest  general  in  the  world — to  conquer  the  whole  world 
and  to  establish  empires.  Upon  the  second  son  being 
asked  the  same  question,  he  replied  that  his  ambition 
would  be  to  accumulate  wealth,  create  commerce,  con- 
struct ships  and  be  the  greatest  merchant  the  world  had 
ever  known.  The  father  finally  turned  to  the  youngest 
and  asked,  '  What  would  be  your  ambition?" '  He  replied : 
"I  do  not  want  to  conquer  the  world;  by  doing  that  I 
would  have  to  injure  someone.  I  do  no:  want  to  accumu- 
late vast  wealth,  as  by  doing  that  I  must  unjustly  take 
the  property  of  others.  My  ambition  would  be  gratified 
if  I  could  dry  up  the  tears  of  sorrow,  if  I  could  relieve  the 
wants  of  the  needy,  if  I  could  feed  the  hungry  and  com- 
fort the  distressed  and  bury  the  dead. ' '  And  upon  him 
the  father  conferred  his  name  and  wealth. 

This  to  me  seems  to  be  an  instructive  lesson,  showing 
to  us  that  our  first  duty  is  to  others,  our  last  to  ourselves. 
This  is  the  mission  of  Masonry.  And  yet  we  must  admit 
that,  being  a  human  institution,  many  bad  men  may  be 


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members  thereof;  but  it  could  be  truly  said    that   even- 
man  who  is  a  Mason  is  better  for  being  such. 

Although  Masonry7  is  as  old  as  civilization,  yet  even- 
day  of  its  existence  presents  new  light  to  both  old  and 
young  Masons.  If  it  is  old  it  is  so  only  in  the  same  sense 
that  a  devoted  son's  mother  was  old  to  him  when  he  said 
that  he  saw  nothing  but  perpetual  youth  in  her  face  He 
noted  none  of  the  wrinkles  which  to  others  marked  the  ap- 
proach of  age.  He  only  fathomed  the  depths  of  her  soul, 
and  read  over  and  over  again  in  his  own  recollection  the 
beaut\  of  her  life.  He  saw  again  her  motherly  devotion 
to  him  when  a  child,  her  Christian  spirit,  which  had  given 
inspiration  to  her  whole  life,  and  so  he  said,  and  truly  too, 
that  she  might  be  old  in  years,  but  to  him  she  would  be 
always  young. 


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JAMES  TODD   GARDINER. 
Born  in   Leeds,  Yorkshire,  Engiand,  May  9,  1835. 
M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  March  20,  1874. 
Was  W.   M.   in  1877. 


^dclp^^s   of  Bro.  iDa\}id   J*,  ^nrjoot. 


MASONRY,    ITS    CARDINAL    VIRTUES. 

/^^•■^HE  Cardinal  Virtues  of  Masonry  was  the  theme 
/  1  assigned  to  Brother  David  L.  Smoot,  who  sub- 
^^^^    stan tially  said: 

Ladies,  Friends,  and  Brethren:  It  has  been 
said  that  this  ancient  order  originally  traveled  through  the 
civilized  world,  erecting  temples,  cathedrals,  and  churches 
by  the  aid  of  a  mystic  art  that  so  exactly  prepared  each 
stone  at  the  far-distant  quarry  for  its  particular  place  in  the 
rising  structure,  that  no  waste  material  was  transported, 
and  the  polished  ashlars  were  lifted  into  place  without 
change  or  the  sound  of  hammer. 

In  those  days,  Masons  were  brown-handed  sons  of  toil, 
practicing  the  cardinal  virtues  of  temperance,  fortitude, 
prudence  and  justice,  and  though  the  order  has  passed 
from  the  hard  lines  of  operative  or  practical  Masonry  to 
the  delicate  refinements  of  speculative  or  theoretical 
Masonry,  yet,  in  obedience  to  hallowed  tradition,  the 
order  is  not  deaf  to  the  plea  of  labor  or  blind  to  its  sacred 
rights,  nor  does  it  cease  to  cultivate  temperance,  fortitude, 
prudence,  and  justice. 

The  order  is  to  each  member  what  the  home  place  and 
the  home  friends  are  to  the  traveler.  A  great  soldier,  as 
distinguished  guest,  passed  around  the  world  in  a  glow 
of  national  hospitality,  but  it  is  said  that  he  never  really 

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JOHN   CARLTON   MARSH. 

Born  in  Petersburg-,  Menard  Co  ,  Illinois,  Oct.    21,  1848. 

M.  M.  Live    Oak   Lodg-e,  April  11,  1873. 

Was  W.    M.    in  1878 


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smiled  until  he  reached    the   home  place   and  the  home 
friends  of  Galena. 

It  was  his  lodge,  a  place  of  repose, 

A  refuge  of  friends,  a  refuge  from  foes. 

Another  great  soldier,  with  the  wreckage  of  disaster 
strewn  hopelessly  about  him,  and  the  future  confronting 
as  a  starless  night,  was  asked  by  one  of  his  fearless  lieuten- 
ants what  would  become  of  them.  With  a  placid  gran- 
deur born  of  something  more  than  mortal,  he  replied: 
"Surely  human  virtue  is  equal  to  human  calamity." 
He  was  a  Mason,  and  this  was  fortitude. 


Address    of    gro.    JH.    (p.    /i\c<f>ikc. 


'  'our  wives,  sisters,  daughters,  and  sweethearts.  ' ' 

MORSHIPFUL  MASTER,  LADIES  AND 
GENTLEMEN:  It  has  fallen  to  my  lot  to 
be  required  to  participate  in  these  exercises 
to  the  extent  of  having  something  to  say 
in  behalf  of  the  fair  sex.  It  is  customary  for  all  extem- 
pore speakers  to  come  prepared  for  the  occasion,  and  I 
have  not  departed  from  this  in  the  least.  I  have  in  my 
pocket  a  manuscript,  with  the  contents  of  which  it  is  my 
purpose  to  inflict  you,  and  I  wish  to  say  at  the  outset  that 
such  a  course  is  the  result  of  wilful  and  deliberate  premed- 
itation on  my  part.  Most  any  attorney  at  law  ought  to 
be  able  to  talk  a  great  deal  and  say  very  little  on  the 
shortest  notice,  but  I  do  not  propose  to  permit  an}-  temer- 
ity I  may  possess  in  this  regard  to  betray  me  into  an  op- 
portunity to  allow  my  mind  to  run  riot  and  wanton  with 
an  unbridled  tongue  upon  so  delicate  a  subject  as  "the 
ladies. ' ' 

You  maj-  find  during  the  course  of  my  written  remarks 
that  I  have  reached  after  some  witticisms.  If  you  should 
happen  to  discover  that  particular  part,  and  do  not  feel 
that  it  stirs  you  up  to  an}-  sudden  flood  of  mirth,  just  con- 
sider how  different  it  might  have  sounded  had  I  spoken  it 
with  an  air  of  spontaniety,  as  if  it  had  occurred  to  me  on 
the  moment,   instead  of  reading  it  to  you.     Wit  should 

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5i 
come  forth  like  the  bursting  of  a  fountain  from  the  earth, 
in  original,  natural  force,  so  say  the  critics. 

But  one  of  the  accredited  wittiest  men  of  histon  is 
Richard  Brindsley  Sheriian.  He  was  so  witty  that  his 
shafts  often  penetrated  a  London  fog,  and  wrinkled  the 
face  and  shook  the  sides  of  the  stolid  Briton.  He  was  a 
lawyer,  and  when  he  died,  as  is  frequently  the  case,  his 
entire  estate  was  found  to  consist  of  papers.  When  these 
papers  were  examined  by  his  creditors,  it  was  found  that 
his  famous  witticisms  did  not  spring  full-armed  from  his 
intellect,  like  Minerva  from  the  head  of  Jove,  but  had  been 
gradually  evolved,  like  the  human  race  from  one  of  Mr. 
Darwin's  monkeys. 

Besides  the  witty  portion  of  my  address,  you  will  ob- 
serve, if  you  pay  close  attention,  that  I  have  not  com- 
mitted myself  upon  anything.  In  fine,  as  I  said  before, 
this  subject  is  an  "edged  tool,"  and  any  man  who  ven- 
tures to  handle  it  is  but  a  child.  I  have,  therefore,  care- 
fully abstained  from  saying  anything  which  I  will  have  to 
take  back,  and  I  don't  propose  to  take  back  anything  I 
haven't  said;  so,  with  these  few  premonitory  remarks  I 
will,  with  your  kind  attention,  read  what  I  have  written. 

Inasmuch  as  it  is  the  40th  anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
our  lodge  that  we  are  celebrating  to-night,  I  do  not  pro- 
pose to  go  further  back  in  the  past  than  that  number  of 
years  for  any  personal  reminiscences  which  1  may  have  to 
offer,  and  as  it  is  never  considered  polite  to  call  the  atten- 
tion of  ladies  to  matters  which  occurred  early  in  their  lives, 
I  shall  not  pain  even  the  youngest  here  by  again  referring 
to  what  happened  in  eighteen  hundred  and  fifty-four. 

You  will  pardon  me  if  I  appear  a  little  ill  at  ease  this 
evening,  for  I  never  found  myself  in  quite  this  predicament 
before.     I   am  expected  to  discourse  to  you  about    "<>m 


JOHN     ANDREW     MATTINGLY. 

Born  in  Jackson,  Miss.,  July  12,  1852. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Dec.  2.  1881. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1882. 


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mothers,  our  sisters,  our  daughters,  our  wives  and  our 
widows. ' '  Just  how  a  man  can  be  a  good  Mason  and  talk 
about  his  own  widow,  is  a  problem  I  do  not  care  to  ex- 
plain, therefore,  if  I  happen  to  slight  my  own  widow  in 
these  remarks,  please  excuse  me  on  the  plea  of  the  weak- 
ness of  human  nature,  and  extend  to  her  your  quiet  sym- 
pathy. 

Ladies,  Masonry  was  organized  for  several  purposes, 
chief  among  which  was  to  give  you  an  object  lesson — to 
teach  you  that  man  can  keep  a  secret.  It  was  also  organ- 
ized to  keep  your  curiosity  aroused.  We  Masons  know 
that  just  as  soon  as  the  ladies  find  out  what  we  are  up  to 
all  curiosity  will  die  a  natural  death. 

Let  me  tell  you,  ladies,  Masonry  was  organized  by 
King  Solomon.  King  Solomon  was  the  wisest  of  all  men, 
and  probably  the  most  benevolently  disposed.  It  is  a 
cardinal  principle  of  the  order,  to  make  provisions  for  the 
widows  of  the  members.  It  is  related  of  King  Solomon 
that  he  expected  to  have  no  less  than  seven  hundred  wid- 
ows, and  looking  down  the  vista  of  time,  he  imagined  that 
it  would  be  just  the  thing  to  have  them  taken  care  of; 
therefore,  he  organized  the  first  Lodge  of  Masons. 

Brother  Masons,  I  appeal  to  you  !  There  are  objects 
in  nature  which,  when  we  contemplate  them,  excite  in 
our  breasts  so  much  awe  and  reverence  that  in  their  pres- 
ence speech  feels  herself  rebuked,  and  we  remain  silent 
and  contemplative,  unwilling  or  unable  to  break  the  spell 
by  making  vocal  the  delicious  sentiments  which  they 
awaken. 

The  broad,  restless  ocean,  supporting  on  her  bosom  the 
vaulted  heavens;  the  mountain  peaks,  receiving  the  earli- 
est kisses  of  the  dawn,  or  holding  upon  their  summits 
the  last  lingering  rays  of  departing  day;  the  angry  thun- 


ROBERT  JOHN  BEEBY. 

Born  in  Central  Square,  Oswejro  Co.,  New  York.  Jan.  24,  ls:9. 

M.  M.  Central  Square  Lodge,  No.  622,  Sept..  1870. 

Was  W.  M   in  1883-34. 

Died  May  38,  1894. 


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derbolt  fraught  with  heaven's  artillery ;  the  genial  sunshine, 
giving  to  the  earth  its  hues  and  to  the  sky  its  tints — all,  all  of 
these,  turn  the  mind  in  upon  itself,  and  hold  it  enchanted  and 
voiceless.  This  is  our  experience  while  viewing  inani- 
mate grandeur.  What  must  it  be  when  we  come  to  con- 
sider the  "last  reserved  of  God,"  the  newest  creature  in 
the  universe,  lovely  woman  !  You  can  better  imagine 
than  I  describe.  The  world  owes  her  a  debt  of  gratitude 
which  can  never  be  paid.  It  owes  its  civilization  to  her. 
She  rode  the  crest  of  every  wave  of  progress  which  has 
swept  over  the  conditions  of  man,  from  the  day  when  he 
stood  clothed  in  nothing  but  the  hillsides,  and  with  no 
covering  for  his  head  but  the  sky,  down  to  the  day  when 
he  was  able  to  read  the  history  of  creation  in  those  hills, 
and  weigh  the  stars  that  blaze  in  the  "canopy  of  heaven." 
In  verification  of  this,  I  might  cite  you  to  many  illus- 
trious women  from  the  pages  of  history,  whose  names  and 
characters  tower  above  the  age  in  which  they  lived,  like  a 
church  steeple  above  the  houses  in  a  large  city.  I  might 
look  around  me  and  point  to  women  in  our  own  day,  who 
are  far  in  advance  of  even  this  age  of  progress,  but  it  is 
not  of  them  I  would  speak,  they  are  standing  in  the  gaze 
of  a  nation.  But  those  of  whom  I  do  speak,  are  our  own 
mothers,  our  sisters,  our  daughters  and  our  wives — our 
everyday  home  people  right  here  in  Oakland.  There  are 
among  them  many  whose  daily  acts  of  goodness,  whose 
bravery  in  time  of  trouble,  whose  devotedness,  fortitude 
and  self-sacrifice  if  published  to  the  world  would  place 
them  beside  the  acknowledged  heroines  of  the  earth. 
What  man  is  there  here  present  who  has  a  wife,  a  mother 
or  a  sister,  who  can  gainsay  my  words?     What  widow   is 


EDWARD   CONSTANT   ROBINSON. 

Born  near  Jacksonville,  Jackson  Co.,  Or.,  Feb.  6,  1855. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  July  22,  1831. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1885. 


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there  among   you  who   cannot  say  that  if  her  husband 
had  but  taken  her  advice  in  many  things  pertaining  to  his 
health   and   welfare,    her   widowhood   would   have   been 
postponed  to  a  later  period  of  her  life. 

How  triumphantly  forgiving  she  looks  when  she  says. 
"I  told  you  so,"  and  how  disastrously  meek  we  feel  when, 
standing  amidst  the  wreck  and  ruin  of  blasted  hopes,  we 
are  compelled  to  acknowledge  that  she  did. 

Ladies,  L,ive  Oak  Lodge  greets  you,  and  feels  herself 
honored  by  your  presence.  It  is  proud  of  you.  Her  mem- 
bers love  you.  Basking  in  your  smiles,  encouraged  by 
your  words,  sustained  and  soothed  by  your  loving,  tender 
sympathy,  we  feel  that  all  the  clouds  which  may  gather 
over  the  heads  of  any  of  our  members  will  surely  '  'roll  by' ' 
— that  life  is  anything  but  a  failure;  home  a  comfort,  and 
God's  latest  gift  the  greatest  boon  to  the  world. 


JOHN   RAGLAND   GLASCOCK. 

Born  in    Panola  Co.,  Miss.,  Aug-.  25,  1845. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak    Lodtre.  July  9,  1875, 

Was  W.  M.  in  1879. 


(flc^ii)©    y^dclp^s   op  (good   Jsfi^lpf. 

BY    PAST    MASTER   JOHN    R.    GLASCOCK. 


XADIES,  BRETHREN,  AND  FRIENDS:  Every 
selection  made  in  carrying  out  these  exercises 
has  its  undoubted  fitness.  It  was  difficult  at 
first  to  see  the  appropriateness  of  placing  so 
young  a  man  as  myself  at  the  end  of  the  program,  but 
events  have  proved  the  wisdom  of  the  committee.  It  was 
not  unfitting  that  our  youthful  Brother  Martin  should 
stand  at  the  gates  of  sunrise  to  give  you  greeting,  that  the 
meridian  sun  of  Brother  Estee  should  disclose  to  you  the 
beauties  of  Masonry,  and  that  in  the  west  the  contempo- 
rary of  those  who  have  passed  from  us  to  join  the  silent 
majority  on  the  other  shore  should  linger  to  say  "good 
night."  If  I  did  not  see  the  justice  of  my  selection  at 
first,  I  see  it  now.  I  thought  I  was  young;  I  find  myself 
a  running  mate  with  the  past. 

What  a  flood  of  half- forgotten  memories  came  in  upon  me 
at  the  reading  of  the  history  of  our  lodge!  Names  linked 
with  the  founding  and  growth  of  our  city,  names  as 
sociated  with  honor  and  held  in  loving  remembrance  by 
friends  as  well  as  brethren,  carried  me  back  to  the  times 
when  Oakland  was  a  park  shaded  by  oaks  and  carpeted 
with  wild  flowers,  where  now  stately  buildings  rear  their 
fronts — Davis,  Black,  Higley,  McKee,  and  a  host  of  oth- 
ers too  numerous  to  mention.  I  knew  them  all.  Good 
men  they  were  in  the  lodge  and  out  of  it;     and  who  shall 

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REV.    BENJAMIN"   AKERLY. 
Born  in  New  York  City,  Oct.  28,  1812 
M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Dec.  23,  1859. 
Was  W.  M.  in  1863-64-65. 


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say  that  they  were  not  better  men  for  being  good  Masons? 
It  was  not  given  to  all  of  them  to  stand  in  the  prominent 
walks  of  life,  but  each  in  his  own  way  wrought  out  a  life 
squared  with  the  principles  of  his  order,  and  the  sum  of 
their  efforts  has  gone  to  build  up  and  beautify  humanity. 
Their  lives  have  taught  us  that  if  there  is  any  one  prin- 
ciple that,  more  than  another,  typifies  the  true  spirit  of 
Masonry,  that  lifts  human  life  out  of  the  rut  of  commer- 
cial accommodation  into  a  broader  touch  with  humanity 
and  a  closer  communion  with  the  divine,  it  is  human  love. 
This  is  the  sum  and  the  essence  of  Mason ry,  and  the 
Mason  who  has  lifted  the  veil  and  failed  to  interpret  this 
inscription  written  in  words  of  fire  upon  his  lodge's  altar 
has  failed  to  grasp  the  full  sublimity  of  Masonic  teaching. 
Do  not  understand  that  the  words  '  'human  love' '  are  used 
in  any  restricted  sense.  It  is  not  that  love  which  gives 
for  a  return,  but  that  which  gives  because  it  is  right  to 
give  and  because  it  cannot  help  giving,  and  which  grows 
richer  and  stronger  for  the  giving — such  a  love  a--  Mrs. 
Browning  spoke  of  when  she  said  — 

"Thy  love 
Shall  chant  itself  its  own  beatitudes 
After  its  own  life  working-.     A  child's  kiss 
Set  on  thy  sighing"  lips  shall  make  thee  glad; 
A  poor  man  served  b)r  thee  shall  make  thee  rich; 
A  sick  man  helped  by  thee  shall  make  thee  strong: 
Thou  shalt  be  served  thyself  by  every  sense 
Of  service  which  thou  renderest." 

With  such  love  woven  into  the  fiber  of  its  being,  Ma 
sonry  cannot  die.     Its  sun,  risen  upon  so  boundless  a  field 
of  divine  activity,  not  all  the  starry  hosts  of  time,  not  all  the 
glory  spaces  of  eternity,  can  say  to  Masonry  "good  night." 

The  entertainment  was  closed  by  the  venerable 
Dr.  Akerly,  Past  Master  of  the  lodge,  leading  the  audi- 
ence standing  in  a  recital  of  the  Lord's  prayer,  and  then 
dismissing  it  with  a  benediction. 


Past  Master's  Jewel. 
Live  Oak   Lodge,  No.  61 


(Dispensation. 


Granted  by  \ Grand  Master  W.  H.  Howard  to  institute 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  U.  D.,  on  August  16,  1854.  The  follow- 
ing named  brethren  signed  the  petition  for  dispensation, 
and  met  and  organized  August   19,  1854: — 

*L.  C.  Owen.  ^Patrick  Hayes. 

*I.  E.  Paddock.  *L.  Lengfeld. 

*J.  E.  Whitcher.  *H.  C.  Spieer. 

*S.  H.  Robinson.  *B.  L.  Jones. 

*Malachi  Fallon.  *K.  Alexander. 

*A.  M.  Barnard.  *Solomon  Beel. 
*Wm.  T.  Brown. 
*     Not  now  members. 


Charter  granted  May  4,   [855.      Signed  by  - 


W.  H.  Howard,  G.  M. 
N.  Greene  Curtis,  D.  G.  M. 
R.  E.  Cole,  S.  G.  W. 


R.  N.  Wood,  J.  G.  W. 
Adelison  Martin,  G.  Treas. 
L.  Stowell,  G.  S. 


List  of    Names  ox  Charter  of    Live    Oak   Lodge. 


tL.  C.  Owen, 
tl.  E.  Paddock. 
+J.  E.  Whitcher. 
tS.  H.  Robinson. 
tS.  B.  McKee. 
tj.  Black. 
tS.  Beel. 

*     Not  now  member. 


F.  Warner. 
*M.  Fallon. 
tP.  Hayes 
!-J.  P.  M.  Davis. 
tA.  M.  Barnard. 
j  1!.  L.  Jones. 
i"L.  Lengfeld. 
H.  C.  Spieer. 

I     Deceased. 


£      S 


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Past  Masters  of  Live  Oak  Lonci:.   No.  61. 

r  Lawrence  C.  Owen,  1854. 
tlsaac  E.  Paddock,   1855. 
fHorace  A.  Higley,  1856. 
rSamuel  B.  McKee,  1857. 
rSamuel  H.  Robinson,  1858. 
tjeremiah  E.  Whitcher,  1859,  '60. 

Francis  K.  Shattuek,  1861. 
tGeo.  M.  Blake,  1862. 

Benjamin  Akerly,  1863,  '64,  '65. 

Franklin  Warner,  1866. 

James  O.  Miner,  1867. 

James  Lentell,  1868. 

James  C.  Kyte,  1869,  '70. 
-i-Thatcher  P.   Wales,  1871/72,  "73 

James  C.  Martin,  1875,  '80.  '8i. 
r  Henry  B.  Pomroy,  1876. 

James  T.  Gardiner,  1877. 

John  C.  Marsh,  1878. 

John  R    Glascock,  1879. 
*John  A.  Mattingly,  1S82. 
rRobertJ.  Beeby,  18S3,  '84 

Edward  C.  Robinson,  1S85. 

Henry  P.  Dalton,   1886. 
*W.  Francis  Perry,  1887,  '89,  '90. 

Marcus  D.  Hyde,  1888. 

Harry  C.  Bush.  1891. 

Frank  X.  Dalton,   1892. 

Junia  J.  Warner,   1893. 

Charles  E.  Haven,   1894. 
*     Not  now  members.  Deceased. 


HENRY  PHILIP    DALTON. 
Born  in  Jacksonville,  Tuolumne  Co..  Cal.,  April  27,  1X60. 
NT.    M.    Live  Oak  Lod^e,  Sept.  22,  1882. 
Was  W.    M.  in  1886. 


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Past  Masters  by  Affiliation. 

Amasa  W.  Bishop. 
Frank  H.  Brooks. 
Nelson  Carr. 
Noble  Hamilton. 
William  R.  Hatfield. 
Julius  Samuels. 


First  Officers  under  the  Charter. 
Lodge  Constituted,  May  9,  1855. 

Isaac  E.  Paddock,  W.  M. 
Jeremiah  E.  Whitcher,  S.  W. 
Horace  A.  Higley,  J.  \Y. 
Samuel  H.  Robinson,  Treas. 
Samuel  B.  McKee,  Sec. 
James  Black,  S.  D. 
John  Scott,  J.  D. 
Franklin  Warner,  Tyler. 


Officers  1894. 

Charles  E.  Haven,  W.  M. 
John  A.  Beck  with,  S.  W. 
Edward  H    Hart,  J.  W. 
William  F.  Blood,  Treas 
Junia  J.  Warner,  Sec. 
George  W.  Sweeney,  Chaplain. 
James  P.  Edoff,  Marshal. 
Walter  G.  Manuel,  S.  D. 
James  W.  Nelson,  J.  D. 
James  Shakespeare,  S.  S. 
Norman  A.  Parrish,  J.  S. 
Henry  O.  Hunt,  Organist. 
Orville  K.  Stampley.  Tyler. 


MARCUS  DARIUS  HYDE. 

Born  in  Jamaica,  West   Indies  (of  American  parents)  May  14,  1849. 

M.  M.  L,ive  Oak  Lodge,  Nov.  23,  1883. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1888. 


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Honorary  Life  Members. 

Benjamin  Akerly. 
Samuel  Bookstaver  Bell. 
Amasa  Wright  Bishop. 
Frank  Howard  Brooks. 
James  Lentell. 
Francois  Reinstadler. 
Franklin  Warner. 

EXPLANATORY. 

In  March,  1870,  this  lodge  purchased  a  lot  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Tenth  and  Franklin  Streets,  going  in 
debt  for  a  portion  of  the  purchase  price  of  same. 

Later  a  committee  was  appointed  to  devise  measures  by 
which  the  lodge  could  free  itself  from  debt,  and  the  action 
of  this  committee  resulted  in  the  incorporation  August  17, 
1 87 1,  of  the  Masonic  Fund  Association.  Its  object  was 
to  represent  and  protect  the  interests  of  this  lodge,  in  the 
property  standing  in  the  name  of  said  Masonic  Fund 
Association. 

This  Fund  Association  is  in  existence  to  this  date  and 
this  lodge  is  the  owner  in  fact  of  all  its  stock. 

In  March,  1891  the  above  lot  was  sold  and  the  Associ- 
ation (which  is  the  lodge)  is  now  free  from  debt,  and  its 
assets  are  as  follows: — 

ASSETS. 

Oakland  Masonic  Temple  Association  Stock..  .$16,330  00 

Certificate  of  Deposit  in  Central  Bank,  Cash. .     6,900  00 

Note  of  J.  T.  Gulick,  Secured  by  Mortgage 1,000  00 

Total  Assets  of  the  Lodge  held  by 

Masonic  Fund  Association .  .$24,230  00 

The  income  from  above  is  now  being  paid  into  the 
treasury  of  the  lodge,  and  is  used  for  current  expenses. 


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Hive  ©ak  Hobge,   Ho  61 

BOopteD  at  its  states  meeting,  3ul£  7, 1893. 
ARTICLE  I. 

NAME    AND    OFFICERS. 

Section  i.  This  Lodge  shall  be  known  by  the  name 
of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  6i,  of  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  and  its  officers  shall  consist  of  a  Master,  a  Senior 
Warden,  a  Junior  Warden,  a  Treasurer,  a  Secretary,  a 
Senior  Deacon,  a  Junior  Deacon,  a  Marshal,  two  Stewards, 
a  Tyler,  and  such  other  officers  as  the  Lodge  may  deem 
proper  to  appoint. 

ARTICLE  II. 
elections  and  appointments. 

Section  i  .  The  Master,  the  Senior  and  Junior  Ward- 
ens, the  Treasurer,  and  the  Secretary  shall  be  elected  by 
ballot,  in  conformity  with  Section  i,  Article  I,  Part  IV, 
of  the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  other  offi- 
cers shall  be  appointed  by  the  Master,  except  the  Junior 
Deacon,  who  may  be  appointed  by  the  Senior  Warden. 

ARTICLE  III. 

MEETINGS   OF   THE    EODGE. 

Section  i  .  The  stated  meetings  of  this  Lodge  shall 
be  held  on  the  first  Friday  in  each  month. 

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Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  from  time  to 
time  as  the  Lodge,  or  the  presiding  officer  thereof,  may 
direct. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

INITIATION    AND    MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  i.  All  petitions  for  initiation  or  affiliation 
must  be  signed  by  the  petitioner  and  be  recommended  by 
two  members  of  the  Lodge.  Every  such  petition  shall  be 
referred  to  a  committee  of  three,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
report  thereon  at  the  next  stated  meeting  (unless  further 
time  be  granted),  when  the  applicant  shall  be  balloted  for 
and  received  or  rejected. 

Sec.  2.  If  an  applicant,  elected  to  receive  the  degrees  in 
this  Lodge,  does  not  come  forward  to  be  initiated  within 
three  months  thereafter,  the  fee  shall  be  forfeited,  unless 
the  Lodge  shall  otherwise  direct. 

Sec  3.  Every  person  raised  to  the  degree  of  Master 
Mason  in  this  Lodge  (except  when  such  degree  shall 
have  been  conferred  at  the  reqtiest  of  another  Lodge),  or 
elected  to  be  a  member  thereof,  shall  sign  its  By-Laws. 

ARTICLE    V. 

THE   TREASURER. 

Section  i.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  moneys 
from  the  Secretary,  shall  keep  an  accurate  and  just  ac- 
count thereof,  and  shall  pay  the  same  out  only  upon  an 
order  duly  signed  by  the  Master,  and  countersigned  by  the 
Secretary.  He  shall,  at  the  stated  meetings  in  June  and 
December  of  each  year,  submit  a  report  in  full  of  the  mon- 
etary transactions  of  the  Lodge.  The  Lodge  m a \  also,  at 
any  time  when  considered  necessary,  canst-  him  to  presenl 
an  account  of  his  receipts  and  disbursements,  and  of  the 
amount  of  funds  on  hand. 


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HARRY  CHARLES  BUSH. 

Born  in  Erie,  Pa.,  May  12,  1858. 

M.  M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Dec.  2,  1886. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1891. 

Now  Grand  Lecturer  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


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Sec.  2.      He  shall,  if  required  by  the  Lodge,  execute  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the  Master,   for  the  faithful 
performance  of  his  duties. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

THE     SECRETARY. 

Section  i.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  faithful  record 
of  all  proceedings  proper  to  be  written;  shall  transmit  a 
copy  of  the  same  to  the  Grand  Lodge  when  required; 
shall  keep  a  separate  account  for  each  member  of  the 
Lodge;  shall  report,  at  the  stated  meetings  in  June  and 
December  of  each  year,  the  amounts  due  by  each;  shall 
receive  all  moneys  due  the  Lodge,  and  pay  the  same 
monthly  to  the  Treasurer;  and  shall  perform  all  Mich 
other  duties  as  may  properly  appertain  to  his  office. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his 
services  as  the  Lodge  may  direct;  and  shall,  if  required  by 
the  Lodge,  execute  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the 
Master  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

ARTICLE   VII. 

THE    TYLER. 

Section  i.     The  Tyler,  in  addition  to  the  necessary 

duties  of  his  office,  shall  serve  all  notices  and  summons, 
and  perform  such  other  services  as  may  be  required  of  him 
by  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his 
services  as  the  Lodge  may  direct. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

FEES. 

Section  i.  The  table  of  fees  for  this  Lodge  shall  be  as 
follows:   For  the  three  degrees,  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars;   for 


FRANK  NORRIS  DALTON. 

Born  in  Pacheco,  Contra  Costa  Co.,  Cal.,  March  25.  1863. 

M.  M.  Live   Oak  Lodge,  Oct.  16,  1885. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1892. 


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degrees  of  Fellow  Craft  and  Master  Mason,  when  the  first 
degree  shall  have  been  received  in  another  Lodge,  a  sum 
sufficient  to  make  a  total  of  fifty  dollars,  but  not  less  than 
twenty-five  dollars:  for  the  degree  of  Master  Mason,  when 
the  first  and  second  degrees  shall  have  been  received  in 
another  Lodge,  a  sum  sufficient  to  make  a  total  of  fifty 
dollars,  but  not  less  than  ten  dollars;  and  for  affiliation, 
the  sum  often  dollars. 

Sec.  2.     The  fee  for  each  of  the  foregoing  shall  accom- 
pany the  several  petitions  or  applications,  else  they  shall 
not  be  presented  by  the  Secretary  to  the  Lodge. 
ARTICLE  IX. 

DUES. 

Section  i.  The  dues  of  each  member  of  this  Lodge 
shall  be  six  dollars  per  annum,  payable  quarterly  in  ad- 
vance. 

Sec.  2.  No  member  who  shall  be  in  arrears  for  dues 
at  the  time  of  the  annual  election  shall  be  permitted  to 
vote,  or  shall  be  eligible  to  any  office. 

Sec.  3.  An}-  member  who  shall  have  been  suspended 
for  nonpayment  of  his  dues  shall  be  restored  to  member- 
ship upon  payment  of  all  arrearages  within  two  years 
from  date  of  suspension. 

Sec.  4.  Any  member  who  shall  have  been  suspended 
for  non-payment  of  his  dues  for  two  years  or  more,  shall 
not  be  restored  by  payment  of  arrearages,  or  having  his 
dues  remitted  by  the  Lodge,  except  by  the  votes  of  three- 
fourths  of  the  members  present  at  any  stated  meeting. 

Sec.  5.  Any  member  in  good  standing  may  withdraw 
from  membership  by  paying  his  dues  and  notifying  the 
Lodge  to  that  effect  at  a  stated  meeting,  but  no  recom- 
mendatory certificate  shall  be  issued  to  him  unless  ordered 
by  the  Lodge. 


JUNIA    JOSIAH   WARNER. 

Born  in  Almena,  Van  Buren  Co.,  Mich.    Aug. 

M.   M.  Live  Oak  Lodge,  Feb.  8,  1889. 

Was  W.  M.  in  1893. 

Now  Secretary. 


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ARTICLE  X. 

COMMITTEES. 

Section  i.  The  Master  and  Wardens  shall  be  a  Char- 
ity Committee,  and  shall  have  power  to  draw  upon  the 
Treasurer  for  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  at  any 
one  time,  for  the  relief  of  a  distressed  worthy  brother,  his 
wife,  widow,  or  orphans. 

Sec.  2.  The  Master,  at  the  stated  meeting  next  suc- 
ceeding his  installation,  shall  appoint  an  auditing  com- 
mittee, whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine  all  accounts  pre- 
sented against  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  All  reports  of  committees  shall  be  made  in 
writing. 

ARTICLE  XL 

REVEALING    THE    TRANSACTIONS    OF    THE    LODGE. 

Section  i.  When  a  candidate  for  initiation  or  affili- 
ation is  rejected,  or  a  brother  reprimanded,  suspended,  or 
expelled,  no  member  or  visitor  shall  reveal,  either  directly 
or  indirectly,  to  such  person,  or  to  any  other,  any  transi- 
tions which  may  have  taken  place  on  the  subject;  nor 
shall  any  proceeding  of  the  Lodge,  not  proper  to  be  made 
public,  be  disclosed  outside  thereof,  under  the  penalty  of 
reprimand,  suspension,  or  expulsion,  as  the  Lodge  may 
determine. 

ARTICLE  XII. 

ORDER  OF    BUSINESS. 

Section  i.  The  regular  order  of  business  at  every 
stated  meeting  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  as  follows:  1.  Read- 
ing of  the  minutes,  z.  Reports  of  committees.  3.  Hal  - 
lotings.     4.   Reception  of  petitions.     5.    Miscellaneous  and 

unfinished  business.      6.    Conferring  degrees. 


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ARTICLE  XIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Section  i.  These  By-Laws,  so  far  as  relates  to  the 
times  of  meeting  and  the  amounts  of  fees,  dues,  and  dis- 
bursements by  the  Charity  Committee,  may  be  amended 
at  any  stated  meeting,  by  the  votes  of  two-thirds  of  the 
members  present;  provided  that  notice  of  such  amendment 
shall  have  been  given  at  the  stated  meeting  next  preceding; 
but  such  amendment  shall  have  no  effect  until  approved 
by  the  Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master,  and  until  such  ap- 
proval shall  have  been  transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 


StanMng  IResolutions. 

Resolved,  That  any  member  having  paid  monthly  dues 
to  date  may  thereafter,  upon  the  payment  of  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  dollars  ($roo)  become  a  Life  Member  of  this 
Lodge,  receive  a  certificate  to  that  effect  signed  by  the 
Secretary  under  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  shall  be  forever 
freed  from  dues. 

Resolved,  That  the  expense  in  the  matter  of  refresh- 
ments and  music  in  all  degrees,  be  left  to  the  discretion 
of  the  Master  and  Wardens  of  this  Lodge,  who  shall  act 
as  a  Standing  Committee,  and  their  action  thereon  shall 
be  final  unless  reversed  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  mem- 
bers present  at  any  stated  meeting. 

Resolved,  That  a  Standing  Committee  of  three  be 
appointed  by  the  Master  at  the  Stated  Meeting  in  January 
of  each  year  (to  include  the  Secretary)  to  whom  all  sub- 
ject   matters  of  delinquent    dues    be  referred,    who  may 


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report  at  any  stated  meeting  with  recommendations  to  the 
Lodge  as  to  what  should  be  done  in  individual  eases  they 
have  investigated. 

Whereas,  It  is  the  duty  of  this  Lodge  to  elect 
annually,  seven  of  its  members  as  Trustees  of  the  Masonic 
Fund  Association;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  four  of  such  Trustees  be  its  Master, 
Senior  and  Junior  Wardens  and  Secretary  elected  at  the 
annual  meeting  in  December,  and  the  other  three  Trus- 
tees be  chosen  as  usual  from  the  bod)-  of  the  Lodge.  Be 
it  further 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  be  instructed  to  elect  as 
Secretary  of  the  Masonic  Fund  Association  the  Secretary 
of  this  Lodge,  and  the  salary  of  said  officer  as  Secretary 
for  both  offices,  shall  be  two  hundred  and  fort}'  dollars  per 
year,  payable  from  the  funds  01  the  Lodge. 


IRoll  of  Members, 


NAME.  MADE    A    M.    M. 

*  Alexander,    E A.  Aug.    19, 

Akerly,  Benjamin Dec.  23, 

*Ash,   Herman A.April  1, 

^Alexander,  Henry A.  April  2, 

*Andresen,   Harold  Sophus  Jan.  22, 

Andrus,  Washbourne  Royal Jan.  3 1 , 

*  Atkinson,  William A.  Jan.  6, 

Atkinson,  Thomas  Albion A.  Jan.  4, 

Arper,   Geo.  Washington  April  19, 

Akerly,  James  Clark  Smith Nov.  29, 

Avery,  Mark  Herbert A.  May  5 . 

*Beel,  Solomon A.  Aug.  19, 

*Bro\vn,  Win.   T A.  Aug.   19, 

*Barnard,  A.   M A.  Aug.  19, 

*Black,   Joseph  Oct.  28, 

*Blake,  Geo.  Mansfield  Sept.  5, 

Bell,  Samuel  Bookstaver A.  Oct.  3, 

*Beal,   Samuel A.    Mar.   4, 

*Bingham,  Joseph  Oct.    19, 

Blair,  Geo.  Washington  A.  Mar.  4, 

*Bostwick,  J.  D A.  Sept.  2, 

:i:Black,   George  A.Dec.    1, 

*Bagge,  Christian Dec.    15, 

*Bruguiere,  Douis  Gustave Dec.    23, 

*Block,  Emanuel  Daniel A.  April  6, 

*Bagley,  William  Patrick Xov.  24, 

*Beal,  Rufusjr Jan.   15, 

^Baldwin,  David   Martin May  17, 

*Brooks,  James   Marcus  June  25, 

'i:Barnhisel,  Charles  Franklin A.  Jan.  3, 

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*Burnham,  Andrew  Willard June  11,  [870 

Bates,  Charles  David Sept.  30,  1871 

*Baber,  Andrew  Jackson A.  Jan.  6 

*Bowen,  William  Jones June  23 

*Brown,  RoseweU  Jackson .'v.  Nov.  3 

:;:Blake,  John  Joseph Mar.  22 

*Balmforth,  Ralph \.   May  3 

;:Blake,  George  Franklin Feb.  21 

;::Barnett,  Rufus  Putnam A.   Mar.  7 

•;:Burner,  John  Davies Aug.  15 

:':Bastian,  Fritz Oct.    10 

::  Baukhead,  Hugh April  24 

:':Bennison.  George  Edward Aug.  2s 

::cBolten,  William A.  Nov.  6 

^Buchanan,  Alexander Aug.    13 

Baker,  Peter    April  21 

;::Brown,  Brainard  Charles June  16 

*Beeby,  Robert  John A.  Aug  3 

Brooks,   Frank   Howard A.  Jan.  4 

Brown,  Orson  Dana A.  Dec.  6 

Broad,   Charles  Augustus A.  April  4 

Bishop,  Amasa  Wright  A.  Sept.  5 

'-•:Bryan,  Marshal  Ney A.  Sept.  2 

Bruenn,    Adolph A.  Feb.  6,   1 

Bush,  Harry  Charles Dec.  2 

Blood,  William  Frank June  24,   [887 

Bowen,  Thomas  William A.  Nov.  4.   [887 

^Barnard,  Ezra    \.   Feb.   1.  [889 

*Berry,  Fred  "T" A.  Mar.    1,   [889 

Bennett,  Robert  Howard Jan.  30,   [89] 

Bullock,  Richard  Steele A.  Feb.  6,   [89] 

Baab,  Charles May    13.    1891 

Beckwith,  John   Allison \.  July  3,    [89] 

Buteau,  Samuel  Hawkins Oct.  2S, 

Baumgartner,  Andrew  Fred A.  Aug.  4,   [893 

Baldwin,  Robert  Oliver  July   20,   [894 


Chappellet,  Felix Nov.  30 

-Carrick,  John  Willard A.   Dec.   1 

*Cordes,  Paul  Henry Dec.  22 


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^Chapman,  "L,.  G." A.  Nov.  2 

*Crane,  William  Watrous May  24 

*Caddy,  John Nov.  27 

*Chenhall,  Nicholas June.  1 8 

*Cooms,  Henr)-  Nov.  26 

Carleton;  George  Henry  June  1 3 

^Campbell,   Peter Aug.  26 

Clayton,  William  Burt Dec   30 

*Coursen,  Edgar  Abraham A.  Mar.  3 

*  Chamberlain,  Alfred  Mellen June  30 

^Chalmers,  Robert Nov.    17 

*Conley,  Charles A.   Dec.  1 

^Cameron,  Duncan Jan    12 

*Case,  Isham Aug.  16 

Clark,  Marion A.  Oct.  4 

^Cunningham,  Patrick  James May  30 

*Collins,   William Sept.  17 

^Cochran,  Jesse  Franklin A.   Aug.  4 

*Coburn,  Thomas  Cavanaugh  Jul}'  12 

*Chabot,  Antone A.   July  4 

*Camp,  Max April  30 

Christy,   Charles May  28 

Cramer,   Adolph  Edward  Henry April  8 

Colvin,  Charles  Lewis July,  8 

^Chandler,  Edward  Doomis Oct.  20 

Craig,  Homer  Alexander Sept.    25 

*Cool,  Geo.   Washington Oct.  15 

:;:Cattrell,  Joseph  Edward  Oct.  22 

*Cahn,  Samuel  A.  April  1 

Craft,  Richard  Corson    A.   Feb.  3 

Cassidy,  Richard A.June  1 

Cron,  William,  Jr Aug.  31 

Crane,  Carlton  Cyrus Mar.  15 

Crosman,  Cortland  David A.  Mar.  7 

*Cornall,  Peter  Morris A.  Nov.  7 

Cook,  William  Coleman  A.  Nov.   7 

Culver,  William  Lee A.  Jul)'  3 

Capwell,  Harris  Cebert A.  Nov.  6 

Carr,  Nelson A.   Feb.  5 

Champion,  Albert   "C." A.June  1 


83 
Chesnut,  John  Augustus June  15,  1894 

:;;Davis,  James  P.  M Aug.  19 

*Dieves,  Joseph,  Sr Sept.  10 

*Davis,  Richard  A Oct.    19 

*D'Auteuil,  George April  9 

*Dinsmore,  Luther A.  Dec.  6 

*De  Golia  Darwin  A.  Sept.  1 

Dalton,  Henry  Philip  Sept.  22 

*Dean,  Samuel  Case  April  27 

*Dargie,  John A.  Jan.  4 

Dalton,  Frank  Xorris Oct.  16 

Datgie,  William  Edward May  21 

Draper,  Thomas  B June  26 

Dalton,    Henry  Xorris A. Mar.  4 

Du  Bois,  Elijah Jan.  19 


*Evans,  Morris Sept.  7 

*Edmondsou,   P.    E Sept.  21 

*Evans,  C.  W Jan.    4 

Evers,  John  Henry July  26 

"Estrada,  Frederick Sept.  9, 

Eaton,  Henry  Jones  Oct.    7 

*Elliot,    Matthew A.Jan.  7 

Eastman,  Moses  Hayden A.  Oct.  7 

*Everett,  Daniel  Henry Jan.   19 

Eusoii,  James  Henry April  11 

Eby,  John  Douglas April  29 

Ely,  Ralph  Asahel A.Jan.   3 

Edoff,  James  "P." April  29 

*Fallon,    Malachi A.  Aug.   19 

*Fish,  William  H Sept.  10, 

Farrington,  Elvin  Dunn May  24 

*Fairchild,  Oscar  Llewellyn  Crandall A.  July  5 

*Fehr,  John  Lewis Aug.  30 

*Farwell,   George  Elliott Nov.  29 

*Francis  Samuel \.    Mar.  7 

Furniss,   Herbert  Olmsted A.  Jan.    1 

Fletcher,  Francis  Alden May  [6 

Fisher,  Charles  Morrison  July  31 

Fisher,   Philip   Melanchton  A.  June  3 


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^Gieschen,  John  Dec.  24,  1861 

::Gunn,  John  Cristar A.  June  2,  1865 

Gleason,  George  July  1,  1867 

*Gabb,  William  Moore Nov.  25,  1S67 

:Gordon,  Joseph  S.  G April  17,  1868 

•Graham  John  P June  19,  1868 

-Glass,  Charles  A.  Mar.  5,  1869 

Gibbons,  William  Peters, April  29,  1870 

'Grosso,  Constantine Feb.  23,  1872 

Gray,  Martin  Luther A.  May  2,  1872 

Gross,  Wilhelm  Gustave  Constantine May  27,  1872 

^Gemmell,  Alexander  April  19,  1872 

!'Gerry,  Thomas October  24,  1873 

Gardiner,  James  Todd  Mar.  20,  1874 

Glascock,  John  Ragland  July  9,  1875 

Gruen,  John  "C"  A.  Feb.  4,  1876 

Goodman,  George  .....A.  Oct.  3,  1879 

-Greenwald,  Frank  Julius A.  Sept.  3,  1880 

Grunebaum,  William  Bernard July  27,  1883 

Goodfellow,  George  Emery June  24,  1885 

:Gove,  Henry  Morris June  26,  1885 

Gelder,  John  A.  April  6,  1888 

Glenn,  John  Quinn July  26,  1889 

Gaskill,  Yarney  William     Sept.  27,  1889 

Glenn,  Alexander  Glenn Nov.  15,  1889 

Gelder,  David Dec.  11,  1891 

Gardiner,  William A.  Oct  7,  1892 

-Hayes,  Patrick A.  Aug.   19,   1S54 

:Higley,  Horace  A Oct.  22,  1854 

:Hurtzell,  Lawrence A.  July  6,   1855 

Hirshberg,  Samuel April  29,  1858 

Heymann,  Reuben Jan.  14,  1859 

Hoag,  Joseph  W July  8,   1 859 

Houghton,  Frederick  T Aug.  12,  1859 

Hillebraud  William  A.  Dec.  2,   1859 

Hempel,  Henry Mar  8,  1861 

Hagy,  Adam  A.  Sept.  6,  1861 

Hodgson,  Francis  D  A.  Oct.  3,  1861 

Haelke.  Helwig  Leopold A.Aug.  7,  1863 

*Hise,  John  S Mar.  23,  1X64 


85 

*Howe,  Micha   Mead  ...    Dec.  2 

*Hawkett,  Arthur  Wellington June  30 

*Hiteheoek,  Harry  Elisha A.  Mar.  5 

:Hobbs,  Levitt  Moses V.  Sept.  4 

Henninger,   Frederick A.  Mar.  5 

:Halley,  John  Charles July  19 

;Hartwig,  Theodore A.  Nov.  4 

:Haiues,  Rufus  Rowe A.  June  2 

Hey  wood,  Samuel Mar.  27 

:Haas,  Bernhard Sept.  20 

Harlow,  William  Sturtevant Mar    14 

Hall,   Joseph  Lee Nov.  28 

*Hill,  William  Henry  A.  Jan.  2 

Harrison,  William  Greer April  [3 

'Hard,  Roswell  Butler A.  Jan.  3 

:Hershberg,  Leon Feb.  27 

Hall,  Frank  Bonaeina ^ug.  25 

Hyde,  Marcus  Darius  Nov.  23 

*Hallahan,  Andrew Feb.  29 

Hamilton,  Noble  A.  July  4 

*Hersey,  Edgar  Amos Jan.  2^, 

^Hammond,  William  Hall  Dec.  19 

Hayes,  Daniel  David A.  Mar.  5 

Haven,   Charles  Edward Dec.   i<> 

Hardwick,  Edward  Newcomb  Jan.  28 

Hyde,  Clarence  April  22 

*Handy,  Brayton  Everington  A.  Sept    7 

Hewitt,  Robert  Ethelbert  Aug.  30 

Haven,  Clarence Oct.  [8 

Holland,  Arthur  Percy Feb.   14 

Hooe,  Headley  Smith Mar.  28 

-'•Hall,  Robert  James  A.  June  6 

Harmon,  Dana A.  Feb.  6 

Hoppen,  Alfred  Feb.  7 

Humphrey,  Thomas  Marshall  \.   Mar.  6 

Hall,  Edward  Masser.  Jr  June  1  2 

Hart,  Edward   Henry Aug.  21 

Hunt,  Henry  Osgood \.   Mar.  4 

*Hamraon,  Wendell  Philucius A.  April  1 

Hough,  George Walles \.  Dei 


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Hatfield,  William  Richy A.  Mar.  3,  1893 

*Irwin,  William  H Aug.  16, 

Irwin,  John  Clarke May  27 

*Irish,  John   Powell Nov.  26 

*Jones,  Benjamin  Lovie Aug.  19 

^Justice,  Patterson  C Aug5 

*Johnson,  Perry June  1 

*Jahn,  Henry Dee.  24 

*Janssen,  Frederick  George  Ernest Oct.  2  7 

*Jose,  William  Hacking May  8 

^Jensen,  Rasmus Feb.  19 

Joyce,  Austin  Ambrose Sept  23 

*Kellersberger,  J Mar.  9 

Kyte,  James  Carter Nov.  3 

*Knawer,    Frederick A .  July  5 

^Kennedy,    William A.  May  2 

*Kindgren,  Christian  Wilheim Jan.  17 

^Kennedy ,  James A .  Sept.  3 

*Knudson,   Andrew July  28 

*King,  William  Andrew  A.  Oct.  6 

*Kahn,  Israel A.  Sept.  1 

*Knapp,  Charles  Richard Sept.  9 

Knight,  Frederick  Wales Sept.  29 

Keesing,  Henry  Bernard Aug.  21 

Kendall,  Frank  Irving July  22 

Kelley,  Charles  Marsh  A.  Nov.  4 

Kerr,  Archie  Fullerton A.  Aug.  4 

*L,engfeld,    Fouis A.  Aug.  19 

*Lac)T,  D.  S Jan.  21 

*L,inden,  Henry April  29 

L,en tell,  James Jan.  21 

*Fathrop,  H.  P March  25 

*I/Utger,  Gustavus March  9 

*Feinhoop,   Frederick Aprili5 

*Laing,  John  Nov.  2 

*Fittle,  John    Aug.  11 

Fuelling,  Oregon   "C" April  30 


*Lindeman,    Henry A.  Aug.  4 

*Lamont,  Thomas Aug.   11 

*Logan,  Oliver  Cunningham A .  April 

Lamoureux,  Philias  Henry .Aug.  26 

Lebrecht,  William April  27 

^Levy,  Meyer  Samuel May  25 

^Lilliencrantz,  August A.  Oct.  1 

Lanyon,  Joseph  Henry A.  May  3 

Leber,  Albert  Lewis June  28 

Lawrence,  Henry  Hathaway,  Jr.  Feb.  21 

Lord,  Leslie  Howard June  30 

Lindsay,  Thomas  A.  Oct.  6 

i:MeKee,  Samuel  Bell Oct.  22 

*McDevitt,  A.  D March  30 

*Myers,  A.   H V  Jul 

Miner,  James  Ogden  .Sept.  7 

:':Mead.  James  Flendrowe Nov.  23 

-Merritt,  Frederick  A April  21 

*Massey,  Benjamin  Franklin May  28 

*Maloon,  Benjamin Aug.  20 

*Mann,  Benjamin  Franklin Aug.  30 

-Marshall,  William  Board A.  Oct.  7 

::McKeever,  Charles \.  Dec.  2 

*McKenzie,  William  William  Aug.  25 

*Matthews,  JuliusCase A.  June  7 

*McConnel,  James  Daviseu A.  June  7 

*Marsh,  Charles  Pantier \.  Sept.  6 

Marsh,  John  Carlton April  11 

Martin,  James  Christopher A.  Nov.  7 

*  Mason,  Joseph  Robinson A.  Jan.  2 

*McCord,  William  "P" \.  Nov.  6 

;:McKeen,  Albert  Atwater Feb.  2<> 

*McGregor,  John Mar.  12 

;:McKee,  Robert  Linington Nov.  24 

*McClure,  Stewart  Mar.  22 

*Mattingly,  John  Andrew Mai'.  2  1 

;;:Maass,  Aug.  Nicolias  William  May  21 

*Moore,  John  .Solon \    Feb.    | 


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*Moore,  Theodore  Staunton A.  June  3,  [S8i 


Morrison,  John June  17 

*Murphy,  John  Henry A.  Sept.  2 

Matthews,  Francis  Ima Oct.  12 

*Murphy,  William  Leander A.  Sept.  7 

Mayer,  Leopold A.  Jan.  4 

*Mothersole,  George  John A.  Aug.  1 

*Merritt,  Ambrose Sept.  19 

Mueller,  Herman  Emanuel May  29 

McCarron,  David .  Xov.  19 

Mauzy,  Byron  Xov.  11 

McMullen,  David  Alexander Feb.  17 

Momyer.   Henry  Eastman A.  Xov.  2 

MePi'ke,  Henry  Clay Feb.  15 

Metcalf,  Victor  Howard Sept.  13 

McMullen,  John  C A.  Jan.  3 

Man.  Charles  Frederick  Mar.  14 

Morris,  Benjamin  Samuel  May  23 

McPherson,  Alexander  Eewis Aug.  8 

McKenzie,  William A.  Jan.  2 

McCarter,  John A.  Xov.  6 

Morris,    William  A.  Jan.  1 

Manuel,  Walter  Griswold May  20 

*Xolan,  Stephen August  28 

*Xieholson,  Isaac  Earnest A.  Sept.  3 

*Nielsen,  Anders  Peter  William  June  12 

Naismith,  George  Semple  A.  June  4 

Xordhausen,  Charles  Christian A.  June  4 

Nordhausen ,  Ernest  Albert Aug.  20 

Xorthey,  Vernal  Sidney A.  May  7 

Xelson,  James  Wesley Sept.  11 

Newsom,  Joseph  Cather Xov.  2 7 

::0\ven,  E.  C A.  Aug.  19 

*01tman,  William  Sept.  6 

*Oakes,  Daniel  Briggs Feb.  9 

*Owens,  John July  18 

*01msted,  Sheldon  Patterson A.  Mar.  3 

Outram,  David  John June  17 

*Osborne,  Orlando  Canning July  8 


Otto,  Frederick  G A.  May  i.  [885 

Oyler,  Robert A.  Feb.  5. 

Owen,  Wm.  Henry  Searles April  24.  1891 

Ogden,  Frank  Burroughs Sept.  28,  [894 

*  Paddock,  Isaac  E A.  Aug.  19,   [854 

*Parker,  Marvel Jan  2  1 .   [855 

*Paul,  Colin A.  Aug.  3,  1866 

*Pinkerton,  Thomas  Hamil A.  July  5,   [867 

*Prosser,  Walter A.  Pel).  7.   [868 

*Pratt,  Daniel  Webster June  12,   [868 

*Partenscky,  Charles March  26,  1869 

*Pfiester,  Julius  A.  Sept.  3, 

*Palmer,  Smith Oct.  8,   [869 

*Palmer,  George  McKenzie Nov.  29,  1S69 

*Patterson,  William  James June  9,   1871 

*Pomroy,    Horace  Barton  A.Aug.  2,   [872 

*Phelan,  William  Seymour ...  A.  Dec.  6,   [872 

*Po\vers;  Oliver  Pollard A.  Sept.  4.   1X74 

*Pierce,  John  Hiram  Nov.  19.   [880 

*Plunkett,  James  California June  10,   [881 

*Perry,  William  Francis July  29,  1881 

*Patterson,  John  WThiteley A.  Sept.  2,   i.s.s  1 

Pierce,  Charles  Dexter Sept.  9,   ixsi 

Parrish,  William  Henry  Junes.   [883 

Patterson,  Albert  Lewis  Crandall A.  May  1.   [885 

*Peek,  John  Amma  Aug.  27.   [886 

Price,  Wallace  Covert July  8,   [887 

*Perry,  Arthur  Miley A.  Dec.  2.   [887 

Parrish,   Norman  Adolph Jan.  20.   [893 

*Robinson,  Samuel  Hayward A.  Aug.  19,  [854 

*Riehards,    William A.    Feb.  4.  [856 

*Robertson,  James  A Nov.   12.  [860 

Reinstadler,  Francois A.Dec.  5,  [862 

*Ross,  John  April  2s  [865 

*Read,  W.  D \.  Dec.   1.  [865 

*Reetor,  Ludwell  James Nov.  9,  [867 

*Reyburn,  Thomas  Samuel M;i\    [6,  [869 

*Reid,  Charles  Wood Mar.   25,  1X7.. 


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*  Reynolds,  John  Newton Sept.  9, 

Rosenberg,    Morris April  21, 

*Robertson,  Daniel A.  June  7, 

Russell,  Edward  Knight A.  July  5, 

*Richardson,  Aaron  Sandborn A.   Dec.  6, 

Roff,  Harry  Loren Jan.  24, 

*Ruth,  John.... April  18, 

Rasmussen,  Hans  Feb.  12, 

*Ryttenberg,  Isaac  David A.  Aug.  3, 

Reichliug,  Douis  Frank July  30, 

Robinson,  Edward  Constant Jul}'  22, 

*Richardsou,  Charles A.July  1, 

Richards,  John  Callahan A.  Oct.  4, 

*Reckard,  Edward  Lockwood Mar.  30, 

Rogers,  Josiah  Barnes June  16, 

Reiuhardt,  Joseph Oct.  27, 

Revalk,  Richmond  Emil A.  Dec.  1, 

Rabe,  John A    Nov.  2, 

*Spicer,  H.  C A.  Aug.   19, 

Shattuck,  Francis  Kittridge  Nov.  4, 

*Scott,  John April  27, 

*Stratton,  James  T Feb.  1 1 , 

*Smith,  E.  J  A.  Nov.  3, 

*Skinner,  Chester  Clark July  13, 

*Smith,  George  Frank May  31, 

Schmidt,  John  Carl Oct.  11, 

*Smith,  Joseph A.  Dec.  6, 

*Scott,  John  Vance Dec.  8, 

*Schneider,    C.  P A,  Feb.  7, 

*Sidden,  James Jan.  11, 

*Stone,  Winfield  Scott April  19, 

*Slicer,  Hugh Sept.  3, 

*Spraul,  Alonzo  Thompson A.  Oct.  1, 

*Simpson,  Real  Benjamin A.  Ma}- 6, 

*Stevens,  Francis  .. A.  July  1, 

*Snyder,  Lyman  Xutt June  14, 

*vStriker,  John  Wesley A.  Dec.  6, 

*Schoffner,    Friedrick  A.  March  7, 

Snyder,  Andrew  Jackson A.  Aug.  1, 


9i 

Simpson,  Joseph  Cairn A.  March  5,  1875 

*Stahl,  Benjamin  Franklin A.  June  4,  1875 

Sehaffer,   Louis  (  No.  1) Jan.  17,  1879 

*Strathern,  William April  11,  1879 

Sehaffer,  Louis  (No.  2) Oct.  27,  1882 

Smilie,  Robert Nov.    17,   1882 

Schuller,   Antonio A.  April  6,  1883 

*Share,   Alfred  Joseph  .June  29,    1883 

Sutherland,  Edwin A.  Jul}- 4,  1884 

Spiars,  Frank  William  Oct    30,  1885 

Samson,  Martin   Meyer A.  Nov.  6,   1885 

^Steele,  Spear  Spencer Mar.  25,  1887 

Schlarbaum,  John  Christian  Benedict.. A.  March  4.  1887 
Steffauoni,  Achilles April  12,  1887 

*Stewart,    Michael  Young A.July  1,  1887 

Stampley,  Orville  Knighton A.  July  1,  1887 

'•''Stephenson,  John  Calvin Sept.  15,  1887 

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